The Iranian regime’s state-backed crowdfunding campaign, openly raising over $40 million as a bounty to assassinate President Trump, marks a chilling new escalation in Tehran’s war against American sovereignty and the very idea of Western justice.
Iran’s “Blood Covenant” Campaign: The Anatomy of State-Backed Terror Incitement
The Iranian “Blood Covenant” movement burst onto the world stage in July 2025, its grotesque premise impossible to ignore: a public, regime-blessed campaign, actively raising millions to fund the assassination of a former American president. Fars News Agency, the mouthpiece of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), amplified the campaign, while grand ayatollahs issued fatwas labeling Trump “an enemy of Allah,” calling for his death as holy vengeance for U.S. military actions against Iranian nuclear facilities. This was not some fringe plot hatched in a dark corner of the internet. This was government policy, broadcast by state media, blessed by religious authorities, and cheered on by regime loyalists.
Iran’s leaders have a long history of using fatwas and state-sanctioned bounties to target dissidents and adversaries—recall the infamous bounty on Salman Rushdie—but never before has the regime harnessed the power of modern crowdfunding to fund outright assassination. The “Blood Covenant” campaign, with its ghoulish posters of Trump in crosshairs and Quranic invocations of jihad, is promoted across the regime’s vast propaganda network. Its message is blunt: donate to the cause, strike down Trump, and secure both earthly riches and a place in paradise. It’s the state sponsoring murder, dressed up as religious duty and digital activism.
A Dangerous Escalation: From Propaganda to Real-World Threat
This campaign is not just another piece of saber-rattling. The $40 million claim—while impossible to independently verify—reflects the scale and seriousness of Tehran’s intentions. Iran’s regime is openly inviting “every cell of the resistance in the West” to act, according to MEMRI analysts, who have tracked the campaign’s spread through official channels and Iranian social media. This is a call to jihad, not just for the faithful in Tehran, but for radicalized actors on Western soil. It’s a recipe for lone-wolf violence, transnational terror, and chaos—all with the regime’s official stamp of approval.
40 million dollars bounty on trumps head 🤔. pic.twitter.com/Z2MT50LVFc
— mrredpillz jokaqarmy (@JOKAQARMY1) July 13, 2025
The U.S. government, Secret Service, and intelligence agencies are scrambling to respond, but the very existence of this campaign exposes a gaping vulnerability: the ability of hostile states to weaponize digital fundraising and religious incitement against American citizens and officials. We’ve seen the left turn a blind eye to Iranian aggression for years, distracted by their own ideological crusades and ever-eager to appease America’s enemies. Now, as the Biden era fades into the rearview mirror and Trump’s administration clamps down on border security and foreign threats, the stakes are higher than ever.
Propaganda, Precedent, and the Chilling Future of Crowdfunded Terror
Iran’s “Blood Covenant” campaign sets a horrifying precedent, blending religious authority, state power, and digital mobilization into a new model for state-sponsored terrorism. Experts warn that this approach—combining crowdfunding with open calls for assassination—could inspire other regimes and extremist groups. The regime’s open endorsement of violence as a path to spiritual redemption radicalizes not just Iranians, but potentially sympathizers abroad. The campaign’s propaganda blitz, amplified by both state media and regime-linked websites, deepens anti-American sentiment and heightens the risk of real-world attacks.
IRAN HAS A 40 MILLION DOLLAR BOUNTY ON TRUMPS HEAD!! SPREAD THE WORD OOMFS pic.twitter.com/ycnId2pPVg
— ¡¡ ɥƃᴉǝlʎɹ | lottienat smau 📌 (@seemeharveyy) July 15, 2025
The consequences go beyond security. The international community faces renewed pressure to isolate Iran further, to sanction its leaders, and to confront the reality of a regime that openly incites murder as a tool of statecraft. Online fundraising platforms, already under scrutiny, now face a new threat: being exploited as conduits for terrorist financing on a global scale. The Biden administration’s weakness and endless appeasement only emboldened adversaries like Iran. Now, as Trump’s administration works to restore common sense and American strength, the dangers left behind by failed foreign policy decisions are coming home to roost.