Overview

• In a televised address, senior advisor Javad Larijani warned that a small drone could strike Trump’s navel as he sunbathes at Mar-a-Lago.
• The Blood Pact platform reports it has amassed over $40 million in bounties under clerical fatwas sanctioning attacks on Trump’s life.
• In April, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued a fatwa declaring Trump a “Muharib,” or enemy of God, under Shia law.
• The Justice Department charged IRGC agent Farhad Shakeri in November 2024 for plotting to assassinate Trump, and the Secret Service foiled two 2024 attempts.
• Secret Service officials have heightened security measures at Mar-a-Lago in response to the escalating regime-backed threats.