Iran has unveiled a massive billboard in Tehran bearing a threat against US President Donald Trump, escalating the anti-American rhetoric displayed in the country’s capital amid the ongoing conflict with Washington.
Gatekeepers News reports that the billboard, erected above the busy Enghelab Square on Tuesday, featured an image of Trump behind bars with his head bowed and carried the message: “We will kill Trump”.
New billboards and public displays mocking Trump and pledging revenge have frequently appeared across Tehran since the war began on February 28, when US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The latest displays come as diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent days to bring Tehran and Washington back to the negotiating table and prevent a resumption of hostilities that have spread across the region and pushed up global prices.
Trump, who faces crucial US midterm elections on Tuesday amid voter dissatisfaction partly driven by the Iran war, has said that a deal with Tehran “could happen”.
At Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, an open-air exhibition featured several paintings depicting the US president in humiliating and violent scenes.
One painting showed Trump lying bloodied on the ground, with a foot pressing down on his head. Another depicted a bomb obscuring his face, in an apparent reference to Belgian surrealist René Magritte’s 1964 painting, The Son of Man.
A life-sized replica of a jail cell also remained on display nearby, with an actor impersonating Trump spending the day inside. An adjacent screen showed images of destruction caused by US strikes on Iran.
Tehran has accused Trump of deliberately targeting civilian sites during the conflict, including a school and a wedding ceremony, in attacks it says killed dozens of people, including women and children.
State-sponsored billboards and murals have been a prominent feature of Iran’s public spaces since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The displays are routinely used to honour allies, celebrate military figures and communicate political messages to Iran’s adversaries, particularly the United States and Israel.
