Iran MPs propose €50M bounty on Trump, Netanyahu, CENTCOM chief

Iran’s parliament is reviewing a bill introduced by lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi that would obligate the state to pay €50 million to anyone who kills U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or U.S. Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper. Azizi presented the proposal on state television and said sponsors framed it as retaliation for February strikes that they say killed former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Azizi chairs the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee and gave the draft law the title “Reciprocal action by military and security forces of the Islamic Republic.” On state television he said the three officials should be “subjected to reciprocal action” and described the act as a religious duty for any “Muslim or free person,” adding, “Just as our Imam was martyred, the president of the United States must be dealt with by any Muslim or free person.”

Another member of the parliament’s security commission, Mahmoud Nabavian, confirmed the bill will go to a parliamentary vote and warned of a “devastating” response if Iran’s newly named Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is targeted in future strikes. The draft has not cleared committee review. Any law passed by parliament would still require approval by the Guardian Council before taking effect.

The proposal raises questions about how Tehran would fund and deliver a €50 million payout. Iran faces extensive international sanctions that limit access to global banking. Iranian officials have in past transactions used alternative settlement channels and digital assets to move value outside the dollar system. The draft law does not specify a payment method.

Researchers have documented informal fundraising campaigns that pledged bounties in response to earlier strikes. One such campaign reported more than $40 million in pledged bounties after previous attacks on Iranian targets. The mechanics of those collections have not been publicly detailed.

Security analysts described the parliamentary draft as political signaling rather than a detailed operational plan. Daniel Cohen, a research fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, called the bill “psyops” intended to show defiance after strikes that weakened Iran’s leadership, and cautioned that public, state-endorsed rhetoric could still inspire lone actors.

The bill arrives amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington. Former President Trump has publicly warned that any Iranian attempt on his life would prompt overwhelming retaliation. U.S. authorities have previously charged an Iranian national in 2024 in connection with an alleged Revolutionary Guard plot against Trump. U.S. defense officials have also said an Iranian official reportedly planning a separate attempt was killed in a U.S. airstrike in March.

Whether parliament approves the reward and whether the Guardian Council would allow such a law to take effect remain to be seen. Parliamentary committee sessions and any subsequent votes are the next procedural steps for the proposal.