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Tehran Friday Sermon By Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami: According To Shari'a Law, Trump And Netanyahu Must Be Executed; They Are Guilty Of Murder, Oppression, And Sowing Corruption

Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a member of the Iranian regime's Guardian Council, said in a Friday, July 4, 2025 sermon in Tehran that according to Islamic law, U.S. President Donal Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be executed. He said that they are guilty of murdering tens of thousands in Gaza and of murdering IRGC Qods Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, that they are guilty of oppression, and that they are guilty of sowing corruption in the land and fighting God and His messenger. The audience chanted: 'Allah Akbar! Khamenei is the leader! Death to those who oppose the Rule of the Jurisprudent! Death to America! Death to England! Death to the hypocrites and the infidels! Death to Israel!' Khatami's address was aired on Channel 1 (Iran). Ahmad Khatami: "The ruling regarding Trump and Netanyahu, according to the shari'a, is that the pair of them should be executed." Crowd: "Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar! Allah Akbar! Khamenei is the leader! Death to those who oppose the Rule of the Jurisprudent! Death to America! Death to England! Death to the hypocrites and the infidels! Death to Israel!" Khatami: "They deserve the death penalty according to three articles of the shari'a: First, they have murdered. 55,000 people have been killed in Gaza, and you killed our martyr hajj Qasem Soleimani. [...] "You are murderers, and you need to be punished. Second, you are oppressors. [...] "And third, you are sowing corruption upon the land, and you are fighting God and His Messenger."