Iran Parliament Weighs $60 Million Bounty Bill Targeting Trump and Netanyahu
Iran’s parliament is reviewing a bill that would obligate the state to pay €50 million (about $58 million) to anyone who kills US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, or US Central Command (CENTCOM) leader Admiral Brad Cooper.
Lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi announced the proposal on Iranian state television, framing it as retaliation for the February 28 strikes that killed former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The legislation is titled “Reciprocal action by military and security forces of the Islamic Republic.”
Reciprocal Action Bill Targets Three Leaders
Azizi chairs the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. He told state TV that the named officials must be “subjected to reciprocal action” and described the act as a religious duty for any “Muslim or free person.”
“Just as our Imam was martyred, the president of the United States must be dealt with by any Muslim or free person,” the Jerusalem Post reported, citing Azizi.
Parliamentarian Mahmoud Nabavian confirmed the bill is heading to a vote and warned of a “devastating” response if Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is targeted next.
The proposal has not yet cleared committee review. Any passed law would still need Guardian Council approval before taking effect.
Could Crypto Rails Enter the Picture?
Iran is among the world’s most heavily sanctioned economies, raising questions about how a state-backed reward of this size would actually be delivered.
Tehran has previously leaned on alternative settlement channels, including digital assets, to move value outside the dollar system.
The “Blood Covenant” group, which researchers say operates under regime tolerance, reportedly raised more than $40 million in pledged bounties on Trump after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last June.
The funding mechanics of that effort have not been fully disclosed.
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Whether crypto rails could carry any future state-linked payout remains speculative. The bill specifies no payment method, but Iran’s documented stablecoin use for sanctioned trade keeps the question open.
Trump and Tehran Trade Public Threats
Daniel Cohen, a research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in Israel, told the Jerusalem Post that the bill looks more like propaganda than operational planning.
He described the move as “psyops” aimed at signalling defiance after the February strikes weakened Tehran’s leadership.
Cohen warned that open, state-endorsed rhetoric could still inspire lone actors even without a functioning payout.
Trump has matched Tehran’s rhetoric with his own. In a January 2026 interview, he framed any Iranian attempt on his life as a trigger for total retaliation.
“I have very firm instructions, anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth,” The Hill reported, citing Trump.
The Justice Department charged an Iranian national in 2024 over an alleged Revolutionary Guard plot against Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in March that an Iranian official planning a separate attempt was killed in a US airstrike.
Whether the bill clears parliament will signal how far Iran’s hardline establishment is willing to formalize threats that until now have lived in clerical statements and unofficial fundraising.
The next committee session is the moment to watch.
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