'Make Them Regret': Iran's Top Cleric Issues Fatwa Against Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Calls Them 'Enemies Of God'

Tehran: Iran's most senior Shia cleric has issued a rare fatwa against US President Donald trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, labelling them "enemies of God" and urging Muslims globally to "make them regret" their actions.

The fatwa, a religious decree in Shia Islam, was issued by Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi following a 12-day military conflict that saw Iran, Israel, and the US launch cross-border attacks on each other.

In his statement, as reported by Mehr News Agency, the cleric invoked the Islamic concept of mohareb (those who wage war against God), a designation that can carry the harshest punishments under Iranian law, including execution.

“Any person or regime that threatens the Leader or Marja (May God forbid) is considered a ‘warlord’ or a ‘mohareb’,” Makarem Shirazi said in his ruling, according to Mehr News.

Fatwa Calls for Global Muslim Unity Against ‘Enemies’

The decree urges Muslims and Islamic states to reject any form of cooperation or support for the American or Israeli governments, calling such acts haram or religiously forbidden. “It is necessary for all Muslims around the world to make these enemies regret their words and mistakes,” the ruling says.

The cleric also said Muslims who suffer hardship in acting upon this call will be “rewarded as a fighter in the way of God”.

Fatwas issued by high-ranking clerics like Shirazi carry significant weight in Shia-majority Iran and among its followers globally.

Fatwa Issued After Military Conflict Escalated

The fatwa follows a deadly 12-day war that began on June 13, when Israel bombed key nuclear sites in Iran, killing high-level military commanders and nuclear scientists. Iran retaliated with missile strikes on Israeli cities.

Tensions peaked when the US joined Israeli forces to attack three Iranian nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to respond by targeting an American base in Qatar.

This isn’t the first time Iran’s religious authorities have used fatwas to sanction violence. The most infamous case remains the 1989 fatwa against author Salman Rushdie.

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