Iraqi Militia Leader Akram Al-Kaabi Issues Dire Threats Against President Trump, U.S. Nationals, Bases, Warns Against Any Harm Coming To Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on June 19, 2025, Akram Al-Kaabi, leader of the Iran-backed Al-Nujaba Movement in Iraq, unleashed a torrent of threats against U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of threatening Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. The fiery message warned of severe retaliation across the Islamic world should any harm come to Khamenei.[1]
Condemnation Of Trump
Al-Kaabi's statement began with a direct address to Trump, branding him a "criminal" and accusing him of desecrating religious values.
"You are lost and disgraced, with dirt in your mouth, you criminal Trump. No one like you should threaten to kill a religious authority of the Islamic nation!!" he wrote.
The statement comes in the aftermath of a June 17 post by President Trump on Truth Social in which he wrote, "We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. He is an easy target but is safe there — We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now."[2]
Describing Khamenei as the "Guardian of the Nation," the Al-Nujaba leader vowed that any action against Iran's Ayatollah would provoke a relentless response from the Islamic region.
"By Allah, by Allah, if you touch even a hair of the Guardian of the Nation, Imam Khamenei, you and your allies and your filthy lackeys will be under our pursuit and fire in all of our Islamic region," Al-Kaabi declared.
He further warned that American soldiers, diplomats, and U.S. nationals in the region, along with U.S. interests, would become "legitimate targets" for his group.
"Karbala will never return to your hands stained with the blood of the innocent," he added, invoking the symbolic Iraqi city sacred to Shi'ite Muslims.
Escalating Threats And Vowing Generational Vengeance
Al-Kaabi's statement took a particularly ominous tone as he promised that retaliation would extend beyond his lifetime: "And if Allah grants us what we desire of martyrdom, then this revenge will be carried by our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren until the Day of Judgment," he wrote.
This rhetoric underscores the deep ideological commitment of the Al-Nujaba Movement, which is closely aligned with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and adopts the Shi'ite ideology of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, known as Wilayat al-Faqih, or "Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist.[3]"
The statement also portrayed Trump as a figure of ultimate evil. "Today, you are the ugly face of the Antichrist, the liar and the hypocrite," Al-Kaabi stated, accusing President Trump of betraying Christian principles by aligning with "Jewish extremists" who, he claimed, "fought and harmed" Jesus Christ.
He further condemned Trump's support for Israel, alleging that the U.S. had "gathered the Zionist murderers and criminals from all over the world and made for them an alleged state in occupied Palestine on a land you stole from its legitimate people."
Critique Of Regional Silence
In addition to targeting Trump, Al-Kaabi lambasted the inaction of some Muslim leaders, describing their silence as "absolute as the silence of the grave."
He accused them of either aligning with the "enemy front" or remaining quiet out of fear.
"Today all of disbelief has emerged before Islam, today the egg of Islam is in danger," he wrote, emphasizing the urgency of the moment.
Al-Kaabi called on the "free, honorable and brave people of the world" to resist perceived threats to Islamic sanctities, particularly in light of ongoing conflicts involving "children, women, and civilians" under attack.
Quoting the Shi'ite revered imam Ali ibn Al-Husayn Al-Sajjad, also known as Zayn al-Abidin, the militia leader defiantly dismissed threats of death:
"Do you threaten me with death, O son of the freed slaves?[4] Do you not know that death is a habit for us, and our honor from Allah is martyrdom?"
Explicit Threats Against U.S. Nationals
Al-Kaabi explicitly declared U.S. nationals and interests in the region to be targets for retaliation, escalating the potential for violence against American civilians, soldiers, and diplomats.
"No soldier or diplomat will be safe from you. Rather, everyone who holds your nationality in our region, and all your direct and indirect interests, will be legitimate targets for us as long as we live in this lowly world," he stated.
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