On Sunday, June 29, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, a leading Shiite cleric in Iran, released a religious ruling labeling U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as adversaries of God and calling on Muslims globally to resist them. This fatwa came after a 12-day confrontation that began with Israeli air raids targeting Iran’s nuclear and military installations on June 13, followed by Iran’s missile launches striking urban areas within Israel.
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The fatwa labeled anyone threatening the Islamic Ummah’s leadership as a “mohareb,” or a war criminal whose punishments under Iranian law include execution, crucifixion, amputation or exile.
This fatwa escalates geopolitical tensions amid ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, suggesting possible broader international ramifications and intensified regional conflict.
