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Iran erects billboard of Trump in coffin in central Tehran

Published 16 July 2026

A large billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump lying dead in a coffin with the message "We Will Kill Trump" was erected in central Tehran on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, marking a stark escalation in hostile public messaging amid ongoing military conflict between the United States and Iran. The installation appeared in Islamic Revolution Square, also known as Enghelab Square, a frequent site for state-sanctioned political murals.

The graphic billboard shows Trump with his eyes closed, hands folded, and feet pointing upward inside a coffin constructed from black concrete barriers similar to those used in recent funeral ceremonies. The phrase "We Will Kill Trump" appears in both Persian and English. The display follows days of mass funerals for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the conflict on February 28. During those processions, mourners were photographed carrying placards calling for the U.S. president's death.

The provocative imagery coincides with renewed military strikes and heightened threats from both sides. On Wednesday, the U.S. military launched a fresh wave of strikes against what it described as Iranian...

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