{"id":2539906,"date":"2026-01-16T22:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-tv-butler-assassination-threat-to-trump-raises-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:24:24","slug":"iran-tv-butler-assassination-threat-to-trump-raises-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-tv-butler-assassination-threat-to-trump-raises-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran TV Butler Assassination Threat to Trump Raises Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-tv-butler-assassination-threat-to-trump-raises-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2539906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iranian state television aired an explicit assassination threat against President Donald Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-crossed-the-rubicon-race-hoaxers-are-now-using-ai\/\" title=\"Crossing the Rubicon: AI Now Weaponized by Race Hoaxers\">broadcasting footage<\/a> related<\/a> to the July 13, 2024, Butler shooting and showing a sign carried by a pro-goverment protester that featured an image of Trump with the caption, &#8220;This time, it (the bullet) won&#8217;t miss.&#8221; the Secret Service said it was aware of the threat but declined further comment for operational-security reasons. Iranian threats against Trump are longstanding, but the outlet&#8217;s recent messaging comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portlands-mayor-extends-state-of-emergency-amid-antifa-blm-terror-after-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"Portland\u2019s mayor extends state of emergency amid Antifa, BLM terror after Chauvin trial\">amid heightened tensions<\/a> following Iran&#8217;s harsh crackdown on domestic protests. Officials and state-linked figures have previously suggested attacks &#8211; including Mohammad-Javad Larijani&#8217;s 12 Day War remark about a possible drone strike on Mar-a-Lago and a 2022 computer-generated video depicting a drone hitting Trump &#8211; actions often framed as retaliation for the 2020 U.S.strike that killed Qassem Soleimani.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran state TV issues Trump assassination threat featuring Butler shooting footage: &lsquo;This time it won&rsquo;t miss&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2475384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iranian<\/a> state TV issued an assassination threat against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, broadcasting footage of the July 13, 2024, Butler shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Several accounts on X posted a clip from Iranian state TV, with the camera focusing on a sign held by a pro-government protester. The poster featured an image of Trump at Butler just after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a>, with the caption reading, &ldquo;This time, it (the bullet) won&rsquo;t miss.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4422145\/maria-corina-machado-prioritizes-democracy-prisoner-release-over-presidential-ambitions\/\">Machado prioritizes democracy and prisoner release over presidential ambitions: &#8216;This is not about me&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4421920\/canada-drops-us-aligned-tariffs-china-electric-vehicles-landmark-trade-deal\/\">Canada drops US-aligned tariffs on Chinese EVs in &#8216;landmark&#8217; trade deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4421479\/mossad-director-in-us-to-discuss-strategy-regarding-iran\/\">Mossad director in US to discuss strategy regarding Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When reached for comment, a Secret Service spokesman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the agency was &ldquo;aware&rdquo; of the threat, but &ldquo;out of concern for operational security, [they] do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iran has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-state-tv-issues-trump-assassination-threat-featuring-butler-shooting-footage\/\" title=\"...\">issued numerous assassination threats<\/a> against Trump over the past six years, but the most recent one holds more weight due to the elevated tensions, triggered by Iran&rsquo;s brutal crackdown on widespread protests.<\/p>\n<p>One of its most recent threats came from Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, during the 12 Day War last year, threatening a drone strike against the president at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has done something so that he can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago,&rdquo; he said in an interview with state TV. &ldquo;As he lies there with his stomach to the sun, a small drone might hit him in the navel. It&rsquo;s very simple.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4419796\/graham-iran-death-toll-mounting-uncertainty-over-potential-strikes\/\">GRAHAM INSISTS IRAN DEATH TOLL IS &lsquo;MOUNTING&rsquo; AFTER UNCERTAINTY OVER POTENTIAL STRIKES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In January 2022, Khomeini published a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lvYgUmrs_do\">computer-generated video<\/a> of a drone assassinating Trump while he was golfing.<\/p>\n<p>The specific targeting of Trump came after his order to assassinate former Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani in January 2020, a decision that would later prove devastating for the Islamic Republic after it was deprived of his charismatic leadership during the loss of conflicts with Israel after Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran TV posts Trump assassination threat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2539907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butler-Salena-Zito-scaled-e1768611301576.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[39082,32319,3823],"class_list":["post-2539906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-assassination-threat","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butler-Salena-Zito-scaled-e1768611301576.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2539906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2539910,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539906\/revisions\/2539910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2539907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2539906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2539906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2539906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}