The motion, slated for consideration by the Iranian legislature, is being depicted as a measure of “revenge” for the demise of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump / © Associated Press
The Iranian parliament is expected to vote on proposed legislation that would allocate a €50 million reward for the killing of US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US Central Command Leader Brad Cooper.
This information comes from The Jerusalem Post.
The piece of legislation, entitled “Reciprocal Actions of the Military and Security Forces of the Islamic Republic,” is being portrayed as an act of “reprisal” for the passing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The proposition was made public by Ebrahim Azizi, chief of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, on national television.
“This is our entitlement. In the same way our imam was martyred, the president of the United States must face punishment by every Muslim or independent individual,” he stated.
Mahmoud Nabavian, an Iranian Shiite religious leader and parliament member, corroborated Azizi’s declaration concerning the impending vote.
Nabavian further mentioned that there have been threats against the new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, and cautioned that Iran’s reaction to such an assassination would be “devastating.”
Previously, the Iranian organization Blood Covenant gathered $40 million to put forth a reward for Trump’s assassination following the June bombing of three atomic installations. The American think tank Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) indicated that Blood Covenant functions “under the authority of the Iranian regime.”
Dr. Daniel Cohen, a research fellow at the International Counterterrorism Institute (ICT), observed that this possible measure is probably a spin on the US State Department’s incentive program, where individuals are given financial incentives for supplying details about wanted terrorists.
“I believe it’s more of a mind game aimed at the leadership, not much else,” Cohen remarked.
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As a reminder, US President Donald Trump had previously conveyed that he had put off a projected military assault on Iran following requests from the heads of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, who appealed for a chance for talks.
The US president later declared a set date for Iran to conclude the discussions.
Tehran, in turn, accused Trump of seeking to reignite the conflict and warned that it would respond to any attacks with strikes outside of the Middle East.
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