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Iran's 'Blood Covenant' Movement Declares Jihad Against Trump: "We've Raised Over [$40] Million To Assassinate Trump"

On July 4, 2025, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported on the launch of a new movement in Iran, called The Blood Covenant, to "defend the jurisprudent leader," i.e. Khamenei. The movement's official statement, as quoted in Fars, said that according to the rulings of some jurisprudent ayatollahs, the latest threats from Trump (which, it will be recalled, he never made) are a clear case of muhareb and shari'a ruling must be implemented against Trump. The movement's website featured a poster showing Trump in the crosshairs, with the constantly updated sum of over $40 million, as of this writing, and an appeal to donate to the movement in order to "help establish stable peace." The poster quotes Verse 41 from Surah At-Tawbah in the Quran: "Strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah [jihad]." This is a call to jihad, inviting believers to donate their money and sacrifice their lives. The poster lends religious legitimacy to assassinating Trump. It states in English: "We pledge to award the prize to whoever can bring the militants and those who threaten the life of the Deputy of Imam Mahdi (may our souls be sacrificed for him) to justice for their actions. THIS CAMPAIN [sic] IS NOT FUNDING TERRORISM IT IS FUNDING THE FIGHT AGAINST US STATE TERRORISM." The "Blood Covenant" poster declaring jihad against Trump and featuring the growing reward for anyone who assassinates him. ( Iran, July 9, 2025) Read The Full MEMRI Special Dispatch