Iranian state television has aired footage of an ominous threat directed at US President Donald Trump, featuring an image of the moment he narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania last year. The broadcast on the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN) showed a mourner holding a sign with the photograph and the Farsi warning: “This time it won’t miss.”
The footage was recorded at a ceremony outside Tehran University for Iranian security forces killed in recent unrest, organised by regime allies. Banners reading “Death to America” and signs in English and Farsi saying “Down with U.S.A.” and “Down with Israel” were also on display, according to reports.
The threat comes after Trump threatened military action against Iran. The White House has not ruled out further strikes, though it held off as Iran insisted it was not executing protesters. Trump said he had been told by “very important sources on the other side” that killings in the crackdown were subsiding.
Rights groups outside Iran report more than 2,600 protesters have been killed, while Iran claims over 150 security forces have died. The regime has blocked internet access and broadcast over 100 forced confessions, limiting independent reporting on the unrest.
