Iran issues death threat against Trump

Iran has indirectly issued a death threat against United States President Donald Trump.

Iran issued the death threat after an influential cleric said threats against Iranian leader Ali Khamenei are considered a curse and a sin, punishable by death under Islam.

Nearly two weeks ago, Trump had indirectly threatened Khamenei, saying he was an easy target.

“We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now,” he said in comments to reporters.

Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, an influential cleric from Qom, south of the capital Tehran, did not mention Trump by name but stated in a religious declaration that threats against Khamenei or other religious leaders are considered so grievous they are punishable by death under Islam.

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Makarem Shirazi was responding to a question from a believer about Trump.

“Individuals or regimes that attack an Islamic government or threaten or act against its religious leaders are considered ‘Mohareb’”, which means enemies of God or warriors against God.

Therefore, he said, it is the duty of Muslims to hold these “enemies” accountable. Ayatollah is the religious title of an Islamic legal scholar, dpa reported.

He did not directly name Trump but merely explained Islamic principles, which state that those who punish the enemies of Islamic states and leaders are regarded as holy warriors and are assured of God’s blessing.

The Star