Iranian Cleric Issues Fatwa Against Trump, Netanyahu

June 30, 2025 Iran, Religion

The Jewish Chronicle reports:

A senior Iranian cleric has issued a fatwa against US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring the pair as “enemies of God”. Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi issued an order condemning the two leaders for their threats against Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Shirazi declared: “Any person or regime that threatens the Leader or Marja (May God forbid) is considered a ‘warlord’ or a ‘muḥārib’.”

A muḥārib is someone who “wages war against God”, referencing a passage in the Quran which defines the punishment for such an offence, known as muḥāribah, as “execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land”. Muḥāribah is punishable by death under Iranian law, so it would appear that Shirazi’s fatwa is calling on Muslims worldwide to execute the two leaders.

Read the full article. The report goes on to note that decades ago Khamenei himself issued a fatwa against author Salman Rushie. Over the weekend, Trump posted a lengthy screed about Khamenei, claiming that he stopped Israel from assassinating him.



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