{"id":11321,"date":"2026-01-15T14:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=11321"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:51:25","slug":"cruz-rages-at-reports-iran-is-explicitly-threatening-to-murder-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/foreign-affairs\/cruz-rages-at-reports-iran-is-explicitly-threatening-to-murder-trump\/njackson\/2026\/01\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Rages At Reports Iran Is \u2018Explicitly Threatening To Murder Trump\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sen.\u00a0Ted Cruz\u00a0(R-TX) and other close allies of President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0were left fuming after reporters leaked that Iranian state TV broadcast an image threatening to assassinate the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran issued the sickening threat against President Trump on Wednesday, broadcasting a picture of the commander in chief during the<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/06\/us-news\/maga-world-sees-red-after-iconic-trump-assassination-attempt-photo-snubbed-for-pulitzer-prize-so-telling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a02024 Butler rally assassination attempt<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 with the words \u201cThis time it will not miss the target.\u201d The ominous warning was aired on Iranian state-run TV, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks Tehran\u2019s most direct threat yet against Trump, following repeated threats that\u00a0the US will strike the country\u00a0if it continues its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;urged the people of Iran to \u201ctake over\u201d the country\u2019s institutions on saying he has canceled all planned meetings with the Iranian regime until its crackdown on unrest ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING \u2013 TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price,\u201d Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY. MIGA!!!\u201d he continued, referencing \u201cMake Iran Great Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The death toll from nationwide protests grew to 2,000,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-us-israel-war-nuclear-economy-1b2368e0804676d33d6aa0696815a102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Associated Press reported<\/a>, citing activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s message to Iranians has become increasingly intense in recent days. In addition to encouraging anti-government protests, Trump threatened earlier this week to impose a 25 percent tariff on any country conducting business with Iran if they also do business with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cruz shared the image and wrote on X, \u201cIran explicitly threatening to murder Trump. Tucker\u2014whose podcast the Ayatollah is currently playing in Persian all across Iran\u2014insists that Iran has never done this.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mediaite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/ted-cruz-rages-at-reports-iran-is-explicitly-threatening-to-murder-trump\/\">reported<\/a> that Cruz referenced\u00a0Tucker Carlson\u00a0in his post as the two have long feuded over Trump\u2019s previous strikes against Iran, which Carlson vehemently opposed and warned would lead to World War III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran explicitly threatening to murder Trump.<br><br>Tucker\u2014whose podcast the Ayatollah is currently playing in Persian all across Iran\u2014insists that Iran has never done this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BpmnhzFVuc\">https:\/\/t.co\/BpmnhzFVuc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/2011505342987800970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox host\u00a0Mark Levin\u00a0also shared the image and wrote, \u201cIranian regime threatening to assassinate our President and making clear they\u2019ve tried before! It\u2019s time to deal with this. I\u2019m sure we will.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranian regime threatening to assassinate our President and making clear they\u2019ve tried before!\u00a0 It\u2019s time to deal with this. I\u2019m sure we will. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xLZVwR4SqW\">https:\/\/t.co\/xLZVwR4SqW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marklevinshow\/status\/2011493982967382192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranian State TV just broadcast a picture of Trump from the Butler rally after he was shot with the words \u201cthis time, it won\u2019t miss.\u201d<br><br>Direct ass*ssination threat against Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PxGy1NfPXw\">pic.twitter.com\/PxGy1NfPXw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2011495892415611309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran&#39;s regime state media aired footage from funerals of officials killed during clashes with protesters. One placard reads &quot;this time it won\u2019t miss,&quot; alongside an image of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> from the Butler, PA assassination attempt.<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxv796ylaW\">pic.twitter.com\/jxv796ylaW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Naser Khoshnevis | \u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631 \u062e\u0648\u0634\u0646\u0648\u06cc\u0633 (@khoshnevisnaser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khoshnevisnaser\/status\/2011516225483067418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class= \"house-ad\"><center><p class= \"sponsored\">Sponsored<\/p><strong><span style=\" color:#ff0004\" class=\" has-inline-color has-text-align-center\"><a href= \"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/nrcc\/35x-impact\/?source_code=db-nrcc-em315-006&#038;amtposition=3&#038;recurring=true&#038;ex_tid=20260113_PU-ND.118737_t1793357-3736\">Today ONLY, you can make a donation of ANY amount and it will go DIRECTLY to fending off the attacks on our 35 best and brightest MAGA fighters in Congress in these vulnerable purple districts! 1 DONATION = 35 BATTLEGROUND DISTRICTS SAVED!\n<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen.\u00a0Ted Cruz\u00a0(R-TX) and other close allies of President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0were left fuming after reporters leaked that Iranian state TV broadcast an image threatening to assassinate the president. 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