{"id":330222,"date":"2025-04-07T11:49:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330222"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:56:52","slug":"iran-news-khamenei-mouthpiece-threatens-to-assassinate-u-s-president-doubles-down-against-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-khamenei-mouthpiece-threatens-to-assassinate-u-s-president-doubles-down-against-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Khamenei Mouthpiece Threatens to Assassinate U.S. President, Doubles Down Against Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330239\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-newspaper-snippet-kayhan-death-threat-1.jpg\" alt=\"AI-generated image depicting Kayhan\u2019s death threat controversy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-newspaper-snippet-kayhan-death-threat-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-newspaper-snippet-kayhan-death-threat-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-newspaper-snippet-kayhan-death-threat-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-newspaper-snippet-kayhan-death-threat-1-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-newspaper-snippet-kayhan-death-threat-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-newspaper-snippet-kayhan-death-threat-1-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AI-generated image depicting Kayhan\u2019s death threat controversy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s state-controlled newspaper Kayhan, whose editorial guidelines are directly dictated by the Supreme Leader&#8217;s office, has openly threatened to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump. The threat appeared in Kayhan\u2019s infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/kayhan.ir\/fa\/news\/308064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cGoftego\u201d column published<\/a> on April 4, 2025. The author wrote, \u201cAny day now, bullets will be shot into Trump\u2019s empty skull as revenge for the blood of Martyr Soleimani, and he will swallow the \u2018bitter draught of damnation.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kayhan, known for its extremist propaganda and belligerent rhetoric, made the statement with the clear intent to project power and boost the morale of the regime&#8217;s demoralized base. Instead, the threat underscores the regime\u2019s reliance on terroristic language and its obsession with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/an-overview-of-irans-history-of-hostage-taking-and-how-western-appeasement-has-fueled-tehrans-terrorism\/\">elimination and assassination<\/a> as primary tools for foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following day, <a href=\"https:\/\/kayhan.ir\/fa\/news\/308151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayhan doubled down<\/a> on its violent rhetoric, reiterating the threat in another column and dismissing critics as &#8220;Western-oriented elements&#8221; who seek to undermine Iran\u2019s strategic interests. The editor-in-chief, Hossein Shariatmadari, who is directly appointed by the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, appeared to taunt dissenters, portraying their concerns as proof of weakness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News in Brief<br \/>Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the Aerospace commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGCterrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGCterrorists<\/a> threatened to kill several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/American?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#American<\/a> officials, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary Mike Pompeo and General McKenzie to avenge Qassem Soleimani.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EUfvPSUJ6W\">https:\/\/t.co\/EUfvPSUJ6W<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6H5sjbGVRk\">pic.twitter.com\/6H5sjbGVRk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1630539442564788226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 6, 2025, in response to the domestic backlash, <a href=\"https:\/\/kayhan.ir\/fa\/news\/308240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayhan published another article<\/a> defending its death threat against Trump. The newspaper framed its language as consistent with the Supreme Leader\u2019s previous statements about revenge for Qassem Soleimani\u2019s assassination. It accused critics of being &#8220;Western-oriented elements&#8221; who seek to weaken Iran by promoting \u201chumiliating negotiations and submission to the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kayhan further argued that its call for retaliation was rooted in &#8220;Islamic principles&#8221; and directly aligned with the Supreme Leader\u2019s public vows of revenge, particularly his statements in December 2020 and November 2022 affirming that revenge would be exacted \u201cat the right time and place.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&rsquo;s state-controlled newspaper Kayhan, whose editorial guidelines are directly dictated by the Supreme Leader&rsquo;s office, has openly threatened to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump. 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