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Iranian fundraiser collects $40 million for Trump assassination
A website is offering millions of dollars for the assassination of President Donald Trump after an Iranian cleric placed a fatwa on him.

Why this story matters
A fundraising campaign linked to assassination threats against President Donald Trump underscores the potential for conflict between Iran and the United States.
International threats
Reports of Iranian clerics and websites calling for violence against Donald Trump illustrate the persistence of security concerns and threats to leaders.
Political and religious rhetoric
Statements and decrees from Iranian religious leaders, as well as their subsequent denial or downplaying by Iranian officials, highlight the complex interplay between religious authority, politics and international messaging.
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Afatwa, or religious decree, issued by senior Iranian clerics calling for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump has attracted online funding worth tens of millions of dollars, reports say.
What People Are Saying
The Iranian website thaar.ir said: "The above sum ($40,286, 867) will be received by the people who have committed themselves to any freedman who will carry out the sentence of justice."
Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, per Iran International: "Trump has done something so that he can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago. … A small drone might hit him in the navel."
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday: "I guess it's a threat. I'm not sure it's a threat actually, but perhaps it is."

Iran fatwa fundraiser to kill Donald Trump raises over $40 million
A fatwa or decree against the U.S. president is gaining traction among clerics linked to the Islamic Republic's regime.

I'm not sure it's a threat actually, but perhaps it is.