NewYou can listen to Fox News articles now!
Iran’s highest Shia pastor targets President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu On Sunday, some experts said inciting terrorism.
Fatwa from Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi calls on Muslims around the world to stand up, According to the New York Sun. It noted that any individual or government that challenges or endangers the leadership and unitedness of the Global Islamic Community (The Ummah) should be regarded as a “warlord” or “Mohareb”, defined as a person who wages war with God. Under Iranian law, laws identified as Mohareb can face enforcement, crucifixion, amputation or exile.
“Those who threaten the leadership and integrity of the Islamic Uma are regarded as warlords,” Makarem said in the ruling. He completed a prayer to protect these “enemy” and to return quickly for the Messianic figures in Shia Islam.
Iran’s top leader lashes at Trump a few days after we strike on nuclear website
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi (second from left) is visiting a pastor to wear a pastor at the seminary in the holy city of Qom, 145 kilometers (90 miles) south of Tehran on February 8, 2024. (Photography by Morteza Nikoubazl/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
British commentator Niyak Ghorbani condemned Fatwa, describing it as an incitement to global terrorism.
He posted on account X that the Islamic Republic’s aggression is not limited to domestic objections, but the signal is wider Religious motivational violence.
Iran calls on Israel to strike a “war declaration” quickly replaces the murdered military leaders
“The West must realize that the Islamic Republic is not only targeting its own people – it prepares for global violence in the name of religion,” he wrote in the Post.
This Fatwa follows something called the “12-day war” during which U.S. and Israel’s efforts caused significant damage to Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
Iranian dictator’s mouthpiece incites to launch bullets into Trump’s “empty skull”
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House in Washington, DC on February 4, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
On June 13, Israeli air strikes targeted Iranian nuclear and military facilities, which were said to have killed top scientists and commanders. In retaliation, Iran launched ballistic missiles in Israeli cities. A week later, the United States joined the conflict and hit three Iranian nuclear sites.
Trump warned earlier Any further enrichment of Iranian uranium on weapons-level levels will lead to additional US action. The warning follows a brief ceasefire, ending a fierce 12-day clash.
Click here to get the Fox News app
This is not the first time FATWAS is used to incite violence.
The most notorious case was the 1989 decree against author Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses was released, which many Muslims thought was offensive. Fatwa forced Rushdie to hide, resulting in the murder of Japanese translation and carried out multiple attacks on the publisher of the book. Rushdie lost his eyes after he survived multiple assassination attempts, including a stabbing attack in upstate New York in 2023.
Stepheny Price is a writer at Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, state crime cases, illegal immigration and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
