Iran Raises Threat to Trump with Giant Billboard in Tehran

Iran displayed a massive billboard in Tehran’s Enghelab Square that openly threatened the life of U.S. President Donald Trump. The sign read “We will kill Trump” and showed the president behind bars with his head lowered. A second board nearby featured Trump together with U.S. Vice‑President J.D. Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, all with blood‑stained faces and torn suits against faded Israeli and American flags. Dozens of demonstrators gathered, waving red flags and holding banners that warned “There will be blood” while demanding vengeance for the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on 28 February that sparked a wider Middle East war. Similar threatening billboards and murals have been erected across Tehran in recent weeks, each mocking Trump and claiming victory over the United States. At the same time, diplomatic channels have been reopened in an attempt to stop further fighting that has pushed global commodity prices higher. Trump, who is confronting a pivotal U.S. midterm election on Tuesday, said a settlement “could happen.” In Tehran’s Tajrish Square, an open‑air exhibit displayed paintings of Trump with a blood‑splattered face, a foot crushing his head, and a bomb obscuring his visage. A life‑size jail‑cell replica housed an actor portraying Trump, while a nearby screen replayed footage of U.S. strikes that Tehran says targeted civilian sites such as a school and a wedding ceremony, killing dozens of women and children. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state‑commissioned billboards and murals have been a regular tool for the regime to honor allies, celebrate military heroes and broadcast political messages to perceived enemies, especially the United States and Israel.

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Such large‑scale visual propaganda has long been used by Tehran to mobilise public opinion during periods of conflict, reinforcing government narratives and rallying citizens against foreign adversaries.