A top Iranian spiritual called for the executions of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in accordance with Sharia legislation during a sermon on Friday.
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami accused the two leaders of killing tens of thousands of people in Gaza and the murder of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds, according to a translation of the comments by Memri TV.
“You are murderers and you have to be punished,” said Khatami, according to the translation.
The crowd reacted with songs from “Death to America”, “Death to England” and “Death to Israel.”
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Iranian spiritual Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami provides a sermon during Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, 26 May 2017. On Friday, Khatami called for the performance of Trump. (Tima via Reuters)
Khatami is a member of the Guardian Council of the Iranian regime and a senior member of the Assembly of Experts.
Tensions between Iran and Israel escalated last month to a 12-day war, amid a continuous war between Israel and the Gaza-based Proxy Hamas of the regime, which started when the Israel group attacked on October 7, 2023.
Trump has made it clear that after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran he would like to see that the Gaza conflict will end soon.
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The relationships between the US and Iran were also tense after the US launched a surprise strike on three of Iran’s most important nuclear sites last month.
Trump recently took a wipe to the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a social post. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty images, file)
Trump recently took a wipe to the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said the US knew where the Iranian leader hid.
“We know exactly where the so -called ‘Supreme Leader’ hides,” Trump wrote at the time. “He is an easy target, but is safe there – we are not going to take it out (kill!), At least not for now. But we don’t want rockets that have been shot on civilians or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin.”
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Iranian officials have since launched a word war against Trump and demand that he respects Khamenei or else are at risk with the ‘real capacities’ of the regime.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
