A fatwa or decree against the U.S. president is gaining traction among clerics linked to the Islamic Republic's regime.

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.

      • Zabjam@feddit.org
        13·
        28 days ago

        Why article 5? Is it not only valid if a country suffers an unprovoked attack? It will be hard to argue that bombing a country is not a provocation.

      • merc@sh.itjust.works
        8·
        28 days ago

        You can get thrown in a concentration camp because your skin’s too dark and you weren’t carrying your ID, even if you’re a US citizen.

        That’s one of the side effects about tossing out the rule of law. If merely protesting or having a certain meme on your phone is dangerous, then might as well go all in.

          • merc@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            27 days ago

            Funding a foreign assassination attempt will only unite all of the right-of-center and take away some of support of “centrist”/“conservative” democrats.

            If it’s done in full seriousness, sure. But, the left can play the same game the right does. “Haha, it’s a joke, I just donated $10 to the kill Trump GoFundMe, isn’t that hilarious! What’s wrong, MAGA? Triggered? What snowflakes! Relax, it isn’t real, it’s just a joke. OR IS IT!? Haha, only joking, you thought I was serious. You MAGAs just can’t take a joke!”

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
        6·
        28 days ago

        If Trump were assassinated, I would celebrate, and donate to the assassin’s defense fund. I don’t care if MAGA Nazis consider me a terrorist. Fuck them and their treasonous, corrupt ignorance.

      • deedlebaum@midwest.social
        3·
        28 days ago

        As he lived for creating chaos, his own death would make him happy. The man who destroyed civilization has a certain ring, doesn’t it?

    • vga@sopuli.xyz
      840·
      28 days ago

      Perhaps move to Iran first, then you can really appreciate the greatness of that society and their great struggle against evil.