An initiative known as the “Blood Covenant” reportedly claims to have accumulated over $40 million through crowdfunding, intended as a bounty for the assassination of President Donald Trump, as per the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
MEMRI detailed that the movement’s website featured a poster depicting Trump in crosshairs, soliciting donations to “help establish stable peace.” The poster also reportedly included a Quranic verse: “Strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah.”
According to MEMRI, this act constitutes “a call to jihad, inviting believers to donate their money and sacrifice their lives,” and “the poster lends religious legitimacy to assassinating Trump.”
This perceived threat emerges weeks following U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
MEMRI also noted a recent surge in explicit calls within Iran for Trump’s assassination, originating from the Iranian regime’s religious establishment. These calls are purportedly in response to an alleged threat by Trump against Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, despite Trump’s claim of having prevented such an action. Furthermore, these exhortations are reportedly supported by fatwas issued in late June by Iranian grand ayatollahs, which declared Trump’s punishment to be that of a “muhareb”—an enemy of Allah—warranting death and the spilling of his blood.
MEMRI further reported that Iranian regime officials, including members of the Assembly of Experts close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior clerics, lecturers from Howza-e Ilmiyya seminaries, and the regime’s Friday preachers, are explicitly advocating for Trump’s assassination.
The institute highlighted that these calls for Trump’s assassination, originating from high levels and reverberating across all societal strata, including Iranian media, underscore the extensive and consistent nature of the regime’s institutional incitement. This reflects a broad religious and governmental consensus, reinforced by repeated emphasis on the rewards for executing punishment against Trump, which include not only the $40.3 million but also “Paradise and the status of a defender of Islam.”
MEMRI further alleged that an Iranian national, formerly employed by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting—described by MEMRI as “the regime’s main propaganda network”—is responsible for establishing the “Blood Covenant” website.
The State Department did not immediately provide a comment on Monday when contacted by Digital.
A senior State Department official confirmed that the Trump administration is aware of the threats targeting the president, according to the report.