Iranian “Blood Covenant” Crowdfunds $40 Million Bounty on Trump Amid Heightened Assassination Threats

By: Fern Sidman

In a chilling escalation of hostilities between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, a radical Iranian movement known as the “Blood Covenant” claims to have raised over $40 million in crowdfunding for the explicit purpose of assassinating President Donald Trump, as was reported by Fox News on Monday. The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported the disturbing development this week, citing the movement’s online materials that openly incite jihad and call for Trump’s death.’

The Secret Service, in a statement to Fox News Digital, acknowledged operating under a “heightened and very dynamic threat environment,” reaffirming its commitment to the “safety and security of the President and all of our protectees.” However, the agency declined to comment on specific intelligence matters.

The MEMRI report, cited in the Fox News report, described how the “Blood Covenant” movement launched a website featuring a poster of Donald Trump framed within crosshairs. The poster implores viewers to donate in order to “help establish stable peace” — a grotesque euphemism considering the stated goal of assassination. The appeal quotes a verse from the Quran: “Strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah,” a passage MEMRI noted is traditionally associated with the religious duty of jihad.

“This is a call to jihad, inviting believers to donate their money and sacrifice their lives,” MEMRI concluded. The organization warned that by lending religious legitimacy to the targeting of Trump, the movement has effectively endorsed an act of state-sanctioned terrorism.

Fox News emphasized the significance of this new threat, noting that it comes mere weeks after the United States executed precision airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure — an operation reportedly carried out in tandem with Israeli forces. This military action, though widely praised in Western security circles, has evidently triggered a new wave of retaliatory rhetoric and incitement from Iran’s ruling clerics and affiliated organizations.

MEMRI further reported — a fact prominently highlighted by Fox News — that the Iranian religious establishment, including several grand ayatollahs, issued fatwas in late June explicitly sanctioning the killing of Trump. These religious decrees equate Trump with a muhareb — an enemy of Allah and Islam — a designation that, under radical Islamic law, carries a punishment of death.

Fox News detailed MEMRI’s findings that such calls for assassination are not isolated extremist rhetoric but are being amplified by Iran’s official religious leadership, members of the Assembly of Experts, high-ranking clerics, and even state-employed Friday preachers. “Iranian regime officials… are explicitly calling for Trump’s assassination,” MEMRI reported, a point echoed in Fox News’ coverage.

This broad-based endorsement of violence against a U.S. president marks a stark escalation in Tehran’s anti-American propaganda. As the Fox News report indicated, the threats have permeated every layer of Iranian society — from state media broadcasts to sermons delivered in mosques — reflecting a unified front of institutional incitement.

“The fact that these calls… are coming from above and being echoed in the street and through all strata of society… underlines the depth and uniformity of the regime’s institutional incitement,” MEMRI said. The organization added that would-be assassins are being promised not only the multi-million-dollar bounty but also spiritual rewards — paradise and the honored status of “defender of Islam.”

Fox News also spotlighted allegations made by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a Washington-based think tank, claiming that a former employee of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting — which FDD described as “the regime’s main propaganda network” — is directly involved in creating and managing the “Blood Covenant” website.

The State Department, when approached for comment by Fox News Digital, did not immediately respond. However, The Washington Free Beacon reported that a senior State Department official confirmed that the Trump administration is well aware of the threats against the president.

While the Trump administration has yet to issue a formal response, the Fox News report pointed out the implications for U.S. foreign policy and the potential necessity for enhanced protective measures for presidents under threat. The Secret Service’s assertion to Fox News that it maintains constant coordination with “international, federal, state, and local partners” suggests an intensified security framework around Trump and possibly other officials identified as targets by Iranian elements.

The timing of this threat is especially critical. As the Fox News report noted, it coincides with heightened tensions in the Middle East following the recent U.S.-led strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites — operations that have bolstered Iran’s narrative of Western aggression. The regime’s response appears calibrated not only to inflame anti-American sentiment within Iran but also to intimidate the United States on the global stage.

For Iran’s leadership, the fatwas and assassination bounties serve both as a domestic rallying cry and as a calculated geopolitical maneuver — a message of defiance against what Tehran perceives as foreign encroachment on its sovereignty. Fox News analysts have consistently warned that such provocations are designed to test American resolve and to signal Iran’s willingness to retaliate beyond conventional warfare, even at the cost of violating international norms.

The report at Fox News has also stressed the potential ripple effects of this campaign of incitement, warning that such threats could inspire lone-wolf actors or proxy groups aligned with Iran’s ideological goals. The possibility of such actors taking independent action in Western countries remains a profound concern for intelligence agencies.

In a geopolitical climate already fraught with uncertainty, the “Blood Covenant” movement’s crowdfunded assassination threat represents a disturbing fusion of religious extremism, state-backed terrorism, and digital-age fundraising.

As the Fox News report observed, this unfolding crisis underscores the volatile nexus between Middle Eastern politics, radical religious ideology, and international security. The growing consensus among experts is that the Trump administration — along with its allies — must respond decisively to prevent this rhetoric from crossing the threshold into violent action.

For now, the Secret Service remains on high alert. And as Fox News reported, when a foreign movement raises millions for assassination — openly and brazenly — the world should take notice.