‎'This Time It Will Not Miss the Target’: Iran Escalates Threats Toward Trump With Disturbing State TV Assassination Message

‎Iran has broadcast a chilling assassination message aimed at President Donald Trump, displaying an image from the 2024 Butler campaign rally shooting accompanied by the warning, “This time it will not miss the target.”
‎The message was aired on Iranian state-run television, according to Agence France Presse, signaling a sharp escalation in Tehran’s stance toward the former US leader.
‎Iran has broadcast a menacing assassination threat against Donald Trump on state television, referencing the Butler rally shooting as tensions between Tehran and Washington sharply intensify.
‎Reuters
‎The broadcast represents the most explicit threat Iran has issued against Trump, coming after his repeated statements that the United States could take military action if Iran continues its violent response to anti-government protests.
‎The image of an injured Trump reportedly originated from a pro-regime rally in Iran and was shown despite widespread blackouts imposed as demonstrations against the government continue across the country.
‎Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign appearance in Butler, Pennsylvania, when gunman Thomas Crooks shot him in the ear during the rally.
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‎Iran has previously issued threats against Trump. In 2022, a video released by the regime depicted a fictional assassination attempt at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago golf course in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
‎That footage resurfaced following the arrest of Ryan Routh, who was detained after allegedly trying to target Trump at the same golf course.
‎US authorities have also confirmed that an Iranian-led plot to assassinate Trump was disrupted in 2024. Court documents state that Farhad Shakeri was arrested after allegedly being instructed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to carry out the killing.
‎Participants at recent pro-government rallies in Iran were seen holding anti-Trump signs while chanting “Death to America!” and pledging loyalty to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
‎The regime-backed demonstrations are intended to counter widespread protests that began on December 28, fueled by Iran’s struggling economy.
‎Those protests have been met with a violent crackdown, leaving more than 2,500 people dead and thousands arrested, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency based in the United States.
‎Relations between Tehran and Washington have further deteriorated as Trump warned that military intervention remains an option following the violent suppression of demonstrators.
‎Iranian officials have responded by threatening retaliatory attacks on US forces in the region and on Israel should the United States strike Iran.

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