Particle.news
Download on the App Store
30 ARTICLES
·
2mo ago

Iran Fatwa Labels Trump and Netanyahu ‘Enemies of God’

Clerics have invoked Iran’s mohareb statute to legitimize violence against foreign leaders by designating them enemies of God.

File photo - US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House
A woman mourns as she holds a poster showing the images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) Street on June 28, 2025, in the state funeral procession of Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes.
Image
Image

Overview

  • On June 29, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued a fatwa declaring Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu ‘enemies of God’ and urging global Muslims to treat them as mohareb.
  • The decree invokes Iran’s Islamic Penal Code, under which mohareb may face execution, crucifixion, amputation of limbs, or exile.
  • Makarem’s fatwa bans any cooperation with the two leaders and promises spiritual rewards as mujahid fi sabilillah for those who endure hardship in upholding the decree.
  • A second fatwa attributed to Grand Ayatollah Noori Hamedani calling for Trump’s murder has been reported by former operative Lev Parnas but remains uncorroborated.
  • Observers such as Niyak Ghorbani condemn the edicts as state-endorsed incitement to terrorism, warning they could fuel further regional and global violence.