"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other close allies of President Donald Trump fumed on Wednesday after reporters went around that Iranian state TV broadcast an image threatening to assassinate the president. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on the image of the 2024 Butler rally assassination attempt on President Trump that included the caption, This time it will not miss the target. The New York Post quickly pushed out a viral story headlined, Iran issues sickening assassination threat against Trump."
"Cruz shared the image and wrote, Iran explicitly threatening to murder Trump. Tuckerwhose podcast the Ayatollah is currently playing in Persian all across Iraninsists that Iran has never done this. Cruz referenced Tucker Carlson in his post as the two have long feuded over Trump's previous strikes against Iran, which Carlson vehemently opposed and warned would lead to World War III."
"Fox host Mark Levin also shared the image and wrote, Iranian regime threatening to assassinate our President and making clear they've tried before! It's time to deal with this. I'm sure we will. Iranian regime threatening to assassinate our President and making clear they've tried before! It's time to deal with this. I'm sure we will. https://t.co/xLZVwR4SqW Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) January 14, 2026"
Iranian state TV broadcast an image tied to the 2024 Butler rally assassination attempt that included the caption "This time it will not miss the target." AFP reported the image and the New York Post published a viral story framing the image as an assassination threat. Sen. Ted Cruz and other Trump allies shared the image and condemned Iran, with Cruz accusing Iran of explicitly threatening to murder the president and referencing Tucker Carlson. Fox host Mark Levin echoed calls to respond. President Trump is weighing possible military action in response to Iran's killing of pro-democracy protestors.
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