Iranian ‘fatwa’ on Trump calls president ‘enemy of god,’ and punishment is ‘usually death’
Religious chieftains in Iran, those purportedly directing the faith lives of millions of Iranians oppressed by the nation’s Islamic regime, have issued a “fatwa” against President Donald Trump, calling him an “enemy of god,” and insisting that the punishment for such an offense is “usually death.”
They are insisting that Muslims worldwide rise up to enforce their ideological wishes.
They cite Trump’s “threat” to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, which actually never happened. In fact, Trump has stated he deterred a plan to assassinate Khamenei.
It is the Middle East Media Research Institute that described the threats to Trump from Nasser Makarem Shirazi, a “grand ayatollah,” and Hossein Nouri Hamedani, another “grand ayatollah” operating in the Islamic regime.
Shirazi “issued a fatwa stating that the punishment for U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who threatened Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with assassination, is the same as the punishment for muhareb – that is, a person defined as an enemy of God and Islam who is gravely threatening or conducting an armed rebellion against the Islamic public order.”
The institute reported, “In Shi’ite Islam, and particularly under Iranian religious law, the punishment for this is particularly severe and is usually death; less often, it could be exile, amputation of the transgressor’s right arm and left leg, or crucifixion. … It should be noted that President Trump never threatened to assassinate Khamenei and it was even reported that he had prevented such an assassination.”
The demands by Shirazi, 98, an authority whose demands “obligates his followers to obey him,” were echoed shortly later by Hamedani is a similar statement.
He stated, “that any harm or insult to Khamenei was fundamentally harm or insult to Islam, and that the punishment for anyone harming or threatening him was like that for a muhareb. He added that protecting Khamenei was a religious obligation for all Muslims, and that any assistance to those harming him is also considered punishable by death according to the religion.”
And he actually pursued a threat against Trump, demanding his followers “are obligated to make these enemies regret their words and actions…”
Shirazi’s statement was, “In the name of Allah the Merciful and Beneficent, any person or regime that threatens the leader of the Islamic ummah [Khamenei] or its religious authorities, with the aim of harming the ummah and its rule, or who actually attacks it, is considered a muhareb. Any cooperation with him [the attacker] or reinforcement of him by Muslims or Islamic governments is strictly forbidden. All Muslims around the world are obligated to make these enemies regret their words and actions, and if they must endure hardship or damage for doing so, their reward will be the same as that of a jihad fighter for Allah. May it be God’s will to protect Islamic society from its enemies and to hasten the appearance of Imam Mahdi.”
Reaction online confirmed “there is a lesson here” when Trump prevents an assassination attempt, then is condemned by the regime anyway.
President Trump saved both Khamenei’s life and the regime in Iran, hoping it would change their behaviour.
Today, the regime showed their gratitude by issuing a fatwa against him, calling for his death.
There is a lesson here. pic.twitter.com/qoqYHRsC8z
— ♛ ︎ (@NiohBerg) June 29, 2025
Trump decided to spare the demon
The demon has now declared a fatwa on Trump. https://t.co/OuR07clk7f pic.twitter.com/rPAk6Isw1G
— ♛ ︎ (@NiohBerg) June 29, 2025
Incoming Terror ALERT: iRAN ISSUES FATWA AGAINST TRUMP: Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi — one of the most senior Shia clerics in Qom — has issued a ruling declaring that threats against Khamenei by President Trump and others amount to a “war against Islam.” Remaining… pic.twitter.com/nLMjaLu3w2
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) June 29, 2025