Iran’s relentless hostility toward President Trump has escalated to alarming heights, with an Iranian website reportedly raising its assassination reward to over $21 million. This dramatic increase from the previously reported $3 million bounty signals intensifying tensions between the Islamic Republic and the U.S. president. Is there proof that this website is supported by Iranian government officials?
Iran Escalates Threats Against Trump
An Iranian website reportedly linked to the regime has dramatically increased its reward for the assassination of President Donald Trump to over $21 million. The website, identified as THAAR.IR, has raised the bounty by several million dollars in recent weeks, according to reporting by the Iran So Far Away Substack and The Gateway Pundit.
This latest escalation follows a pattern of threats against Trump dating back to 2020, when Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh initially offered a $3 million bounty. That original offer was made on behalf of the people of Kerman Province, the hometown of General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike authorized by Trump in January 2020.
🇮🇷⚠️🇺🇸 Iran launches website to crowdfund a bounty on Trump after fatwas call for his assassination. pic.twitter.com/bYLQkFxcgG
— MAKS 25 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) July 7, 2025
Specific Grievances Behind the Threat
The website explicitly lists several reasons for targeting Trump, including his administration’s bombing of Iranian nuclear sites and his decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement in 2018. Additional grievances include Trump’s designation of Iranian entities as “terrorists” and, most significantly, his authorization of the strike that killed Soleimani, a military leader widely revered within Iran.
The assassination of Soleimani marked a critical flashpoint in U.S.-Iran relations, prompting Iran to launch ballistic missiles at Iraqi air bases housing American troops. Following Soleimani’s death, Iran also announced it would no longer abide by the limitations set in the 2015 nuclear deal, potentially shortening the time needed for Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
The head of the Iranian Islamic propaganda offered a bounty of 100 Billion Tomans on President Trump pic.twitter.com/mHKfLBOFNu
— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) July 7, 2025
Broader Pattern of Iranian Hostility
The increased bounty appears to be part of a coordinated campaign of threats against the president. In June, an Iranian Ayatollah reportedly issued a fatwa calling on Muslims worldwide to assassinate Trump, further indicating the persistent hostility from elements within Iran.
While it remains unclear whether these threats have the explicit backing of Iran’s clerical leadership, they come at a time when Iran has been expanding its military capabilities. Hamzeh had previously called for the production of long-range missiles capable of carrying “unconventional warheads,” language that raised concerns about potential nuclear ambitions.
The timing of this increased bounty is particularly concerning given Trump’s current presidential campaign and the recent assassination attempt against him at a rally in Pennsylvania. Security officials now face the complex challenge of protecting a presidential candidate from both domestic and international threats during a highly contentious election season.
Iran continues to maintain that it will cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency despite ending its commitment to the nuclear deal’s limitations. The country confirmed firing two Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles that mistakenly downed a Ukrainian airliner in January 2020, following Soleimani’s death, killing all 176 people aboard in a tragic consequence of the heightened tensions.