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‘Donald Trump is within our reach’: Iranian hardliners demand attack on president at NATO summit

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  • Hardline Iranian lawmakers are calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump during his visit to Turkey for the NATO summit.
  • Lawmakers have urged targeting Trump's location with missiles and suggested carrying out a "martyrdom operation" in Ankara.
  • These calls come amid heightened tensions, including Iran attacking tankers and the US launching new military strikes.

Hardline Iranian lawmakers have publicly urged the Islamic regime to assassinate US President Donald Trump during his visit to Turkey for the NATO summit. Social media posts by regime officials and Iranian media reports reveal calls to target Trump's location with missiles while he is "within our reach."

Now that Donald Trump is within our reach and has come to Turkey for the NATO summit, let's officially and without any pretense target his location in Türkiye with missiles.

— Hamid RasaeiIranian parliamentarian calling for a missile strike on President Trump.

One parliamentarian, Hamid Rasaei, published a post on an Iranian social media site stating, "Now that Donald Trump is within our reach and has come to Turkey for the NATO summit, let's officially and without any pretense target his location in Türkiye with missiles." Another hardline lawmaker, Mojtaba Zarei, called for the death of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for hosting Trump, expressing a wish to carry out a "martyrdom operation" in Ankara.

These inflammatory statements follow a period of increased tension between Iran and the United States. The fragile Memorandum of Understanding between the two nations has been further strained by Iran's attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington responded with new military strikes on Iran and revoked a license for Iranian oil sales.

Death to Erdogan, who is hosting the killer of the martyred imam at the NATO summit in Turkey, even as the funeral procession of this divine leader is being held in Iran and Iraq. I wish I were a brave Turkish citizen so I could send the killer to hell in the streets of Ankara in a martyrdom operation.

— Mojtaba ZareiIranian hardline lawmaker calling for the death of Turkish President Erdogan and suggesting a martyrdom operation.

Trump, upon his arrival in Ankara, expressed disappointment with NATO allies' lack of involvement in the war on Tehran. He indicated that his attendance at the summit was largely due to his close relationship with President Erdogan. The calls for assassination underscore the volatile geopolitical climate surrounding the summit and the ongoing conflict.

I want Trump's head.

— Kayhan paperHeadline published by the semi-official Iranian newspaper.
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