“U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood dismissed the reward as ‘ridiculous’, telling reporters in Geneva it showed the ‘terrorist underpinnings’ of Iran’s establishment.”
Indeed. And if anyone succeeds in doing this, there will be great rejoicing in Washington and mourning all over Iran. It’s a topsy-turvy world.
“Iran MP offers reward for killing Trump, U.S. calls it ‘ridiculous,'” by Parisa Hafezi, Reuters, January 21, 2020:
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehran’s latest standoff with Washington.
U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood dismissed the reward as “ridiculous”, telling reporters in Geneva it showed the “terrorist underpinnings” of Iran’s establishment.
Tensions have steadily escalated since Trump pulled Washington out of Tehran’s nuclear agreement with world powers in 2018 and reimposed U.S. sanctions. The standoff erupted into tit-for-tat military strikes this month.
“On behalf of the people of Kerman province, we will pay a $3 million reward in cash to whoever kills Trump,” lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh told the 290-seat parliament, ISNA reported.
He did not say if the reward had any official backing from Iran’s clerical rulers.
The city of Kerman, in the province south of the capital, is the hometown of Qassem Soleimani, a prominent Iranian commander whose killing in a drone strike ordered by Trump on Jan. 3 in Baghdad prompted Iran to fire missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq.
“If we had nuclear weapons today, we would be protected from threats … We should put the production of long-range missiles capable of carrying unconventional warheads on our agenda. This is our natural right,” he was quoted as saying by ISNA….
This month, Iran announced it was scrapping all limits on its uranium enrichment work, potentially shortening the so-called “breakout time” needed to build a nuclear weapon….
No Muzzies Here says
This is the same regime that US Democrats are supporting.
gravenimage says
Grimly true.
Wellington says
Verily. The Democratic Party of old is no more. All who value America should take notice of this extremely sad and profoundly troubling “development.”
Sabri S. says
What hypocrisy!! The USA abominable government puts out $25 to $50 million dollar hits on citizens of other countries routinely….it wasn’t just Osama bin laden…they even assassinate al lawki, a US citizen! The devil is alive, and it is YOU…the chickens will come home to roost in 2020…count on it!!
gravenimage says
Yeah–anyone who has a problem with Jihadists murdering Infidels is “the devil”–*this* is how pious Muslims think (I use the term loosely, of course).
Nate Greene says
Go to hell you sole less Muslim bastard.
Mark McNulty says
He probably is sole less since he’s been so busy throwing his shoes.
eduardo odraude says
So, Sabri, you are crying tears for Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, the leading English-language propagandist for al-Qa`ida?
David says
How about a $4 million bounty for the Iranian MP?
If Iran says it is scrapping the Nuclear deal, then no more money should be paid into it by the remaining parties (EU etc.)Put on more sanctions and bankrupt the regime.
eduardo odraude says
An act of war against the US if ever there was an act of war. How about drone strike that Iran MP? Or disappear him quietly. Along with all those who suborn murder against non-Muslim leaders.
Walter Sieruk says
That tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran, is brutally cruel, oppressive and even murderous to it’s own citizens. Since those in power in this “mullah regime care nothing at all about lives of the Iranian people, how much less ,if possible, do they care about the life in any American. Be he a US President or not .
. For that “mullah tyranny” of Iran is not at all “tolerant” but violent. To be even more specific it’s murderous violent its real legacy of Ayatollah Khomeini who was the Imam who was so powerful that he played large role in the establishment of the current Islamic tyranny of Iran which has the official title of “ The Islamic Republic of Iran”
Khomeini had declared “ Jihad or Holy War ,which is for the conquest of [other ] countries and kingdoms , becomes incumbent after the formation of the Islamic State in the presence of the Imam or in accordance with his command. Then Islam makes it incumbent on all males…to prepare themselves for the conquest of countries so that the writ of Islam is obeyed in every country in the world… those who study Islamic Holy War will understand why Islam wants to conquer the whole world. The goal of this conquest would be to establish the hegemony of Islamic law.” [1]
[1] THE HISTORY OF JIHAD by Robert Spencer , page 319.
Walter Sieruk says
Part of this jihadwatch article reads “An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms,”
This outrageous and statement by the Iranian lawmaker about offering a large amount to reward money for killing President Trump for the sake of “avoiding threats if it had nuclear arms .” Only further proves the old saying to be true . The old saying is that “Evil is always looking for an excuse.”
Walter Sieruk says
This above jihad watch article contains the sentence “The city of Kerman, in the province south of the capital, is the hometown of Qassem Soleimani, a prominent Iranian commander whose killing in a drone strike ordered by Trump on Jan. 3 in Baghdad prompted Iran to fire missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq”
Concerning this President Trump had shown wisdom in ordering that US drone airstrike which eliminated that brutal, violent and murderous Iranian terrorists commander , at the Baghdad airport, is thievery best way of sending those cruel ruthless jihad –minded rulers in power in the “mullah regime “ of Iran a message in the only language that they will understand. Which is a message sent with and by the power of strong military might.
For Soleimani was a very barbarous, vicious and dangerous man. Therefore it was necessary that he was eliminated. As Thomas Jefferson had, so clearly, declared, “With every barbarous people …force is law.”
Walter Sieruk says
That Islamic hate “mullah tyranny” of Iran engages in brutal, callous, cruel and murderous violence against its own Iranian citizens, therefore so much more would those in power in this tyrannical Islamic regime enjoy having President Trump murdered.
So violent is that Islamic tyranny is striving to obtain and construct nuclear weapon as well as other weapon to use against Israel. This is keeping with the long history of that violent “mullah regime” of Iran. Likewise also keeping within bounds All this fits with the actual legacy of Ayatollah Khomeini is the of violence and war. To be more specific Islamic violence and war. Strangely, there are many young people and strangely many older people, who are Westerns who in the United States as well other countries of the West are, no doubt sincere but very misinformed ,as in misled, therefore say ,because they believe it, that “Islam is a peaceful and non-violent religion .”
To those people the first and supreme Ayatollah Khomeini , who was the very head this current Islamic regime of Iran knows better stated about how he feels about those naïve Westerns .For he declared “Islam grew with blood….Islam is a religion of blood for the infidels” He also said “Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war….I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.” [1]
So, in other words Ayatollah Khomenei felt nothing but arrogant contempt for those people who say that his religion “Is a peaceful religion” and understand that they in ignorant and uninformed.
[1] THE ISLAM IN ISLAMIC TERRORISM, by Ibn Warraq, pages 336,339.
owensgate says
So THIS is what they’re doing with the pallet of cash the Democrats gave the mullahs. Was THAT the string attached? The “Quid pro Quo”?
gravenimage says
Seems like it…
gravenimage says
Islamic Republic of Iran: MP offers “$3 million reward in cash to whoever kills Trump”
……………………
Wait–didn’t Iran just offer *80 million* to kill Trump?
“Iranian official offers $80,000,000 for the head of “yellow haired lunatic” Trump, crowd screams ‘Allahu akbar’”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2020/01/iranian-official-offers-80000000-for-the-head-of-yellow-haired-lunatic-trump-crowd-screams-allahu-akbar
Tammy says
Yellow haired lunatic could be HRC.
gravenimage says
I think not.
Tammy Henderson says
HRC?
gravenimage says
Hillary Rodham Clinton. Of course, this makes no sense.
tgusa says
“Iran MP offers reward for killing Trump,”
That’s funny, I had no idea he was part of the hollywood crowd.
b.a. freeman says
OK, so a thug put out a contract on the president of the u.s.; what’s new about that? that’s what thugs do. all U have to do is look at the mafia for confirmation … since the mafia learned its trade FROM ISLAMIC THUGS in the 260 years they occupied sicily!
perhaps this a**hole needs to hide under his bed before we name *him* as a terrorist and send a drone up his a**.
Giacomo Latta says
”Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms”
And Iran would be a hole in the ground if the KSA had nuclear capabilities. Be thankful nuclear proliferation is not as extensive as you would like it, Khamenei.
OLD GUY says
This sounds like a declaration of WAR from IRAN on the USA.
eduardo odraude says
Imagine if they offered 3 million to murder Obama? The Left would start saber rattling against Iran.
Now it’s crickets.