The display in Islamic Revolution Square follows renewed Iranian calls for revenge and longstanding U.S. warnings about alleged assassination plots targeting President Donald Trump and former administration officials.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
A massive billboard depicting President Donald Trump lying dead in a coffin has been erected in central Tehran, escalating already hostile rhetoric between Iran and the United States.
The display in Islamic Revolution Square includes the English-language phrase “We Kill Trump” and imagery widely viewed as a direct threat against the American president.
Its appearance follows recent funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, where mourners openly called for the deaths of Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The billboard adds to years of Iranian threats directed at Trump following the January 2020 U.S. drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force.
Iranian officials have repeatedly vowed to avenge Soleimani’s death, including through threats to kill Trump.
U.S. intelligence agencies have warned for years that Iran has pursued assassination plots targeting Trump and other former members of his administration.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former national security adviser John Bolton have also been identified by U.S. authorities as potential targets of Iranian operations.
The Justice Department previously charged individuals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Bolton.
Federal prosecutors said the plan included an offer of hundreds of thousands of dollars to carry out the killing, which U.S. officials described as evidence of a sustained and organized Iranian campaign against former American officials.
Bolton publicly acknowledged the danger and had received U.S. government protection because of the reported threats.
Pompeo was similarly provided security details after intelligence assessments identified credible risks to his safety.
More recently, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Pentagon briefing that U.S. forces had conducted a targeted operation against a senior member of an Iranian unit accused of planning assassination attempts against Trump and other American officials.
Hegseth described the individual as a “key operative” involved in organizing attacks outside Iran, including plots directed at the president and former U.S. leaders.
Few details about the operation or the identity of the targeted individual were disclosed.
The Tehran billboard appeared amid heightened military and political tensions following months of regional conflict, cyber activity and disputes over shipping and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.
The public display represents a further escalation in Iran’s threatening messaging toward Trump at a time when American officials say Tehran has demonstrated both the intent and organizational capacity to pursue assassination plots abroad.
Although the billboard itself does not establish that a new operational plot is underway, its explicit language and imagery reinforce concerns about threats against the president and other current and former U.S. officials.
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