Iran Lawmakers Draft Bill Offering €50M Bounty to Assassinate Trump: Report

In a volatile escalation of Middle Eastern geopolitical friction, lawmakers in Tehran are actively debating new statutory measures aimed at orchestrating the assassination of top American and Israeli leaders.

The legislative push comes as tensions hit a boiling point in the wake of devastating military strikes in February that resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

According to reports by The Telegraph UK, Ebrahim Azizi, the chairman of Iran's national security commission, revealed that legislators are currently drafting a bill titled "Reciprocal Action by Military and Security Forces of the Islamic Republic".

Azizi noted that the primary objective of this specific draft legislation is to formalise a Euro 50 million reward for anyone who kills Trump.

Elaborating further on the state's targets, Azizi asserted that Tehran holds Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Admiral Brad Cooper of US Central Command directly accountable for the February 28 strike that killed Khamenei.

Because of this alleged complicity, the high-ranking Iranian official insisted that the targeted Western figures must face "confrontation and reciprocal action".

What warnings has Iran issued about retaliation against the US, Israel, and allied Arab nations?

According to Mahmoud Nabavian, the deputy chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, this impending legal framework represents a massive structural shift in how Tehran handles its adversaries.

Issuing a sweeping threat to the wider region, Nabavian warned that any subsequent military manoeuvres directed at Iran or its core leadership would trigger swift retaliatory strikes.

The parliamentary leader made it clear that these counter-attacks would not merely focus on the United States and Israel but would also expand to strike regional Arab governments aligned with them.

Venting his fury on social media regarding international pressure, Nabavian wrote on X: "Threats against the Supreme Leader and military commanders have again been heard from the filthy mouths of some enemy officials."

Public demands for severe kinetic action against Trump have broken out continuously across Iran over the past several years.

This deep-seated hostility was originally inflamed by the targeted killing of high-profile Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and has been violently refreshed by the recent death of Khamenei.

This state-level enmity has extended simultaneously into the cyber domain. As reported by Iran Wire, an independent digital outlet, a notorious hacking group known as "Handala" had also claimed to allocate $50 million for the "elimination" of Trump and Netanyahu.

The explosive rhetoric has already drawn devastating ultimatums from the White House. Earlier this year, Trump issued a severe counter-warning to Tehran, stating unequivocally that if Iran attempted to carry out threats against him, the United States would "wipe them off the face of the Earth".

(With inputs from ANI)