Iran’s top Shiite cleric issued a fatwa on June 29 against Donald Trump and Netanyahu, labeling them enemies of Islam. The decree by Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi called for global Muslim action, branding challengers of Islamic unity as ‘mohareb’-a crime punishable by death under Iranian law. British-Iranian commentator Niyak Ghorbani warned it signals Tehran’s ambition for global religious violence. The move echoes past fatwas like the one targeting Salman Rushdie.

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