Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), an Iran-backed Shiite militia group, has announced a $10 million bounty on US President Donald Trump, citing his policies and actions against Iranian interests and allied groups in the region.
The IRI, an umbrella organisation comprising several Iran-backed Shia militias operating in Iraq, made the announcement through a written statement, adding that the bounty has been announced as retaliation for US military engagements, support for Israel, and designations of its leaders as terrorists. The group has been actively involved in attacks on US forces and interests, particularly since the outbreak of the war against Iran.
🚨 Islamic Resistance in Iraq announces $10 million bounty for killing Trump, funded by donations from supporters, available for individuals, groups, or entities carrying out or directing the act pic.twitter.com/Rv9QSvCNnG
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IRI said that the money for the bounty will be collected through donations collected from supporters. The group said the bounty would go to “anyone who kills Donald Trump” or to anyone who finances or facilitates such an operation.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is not a single entity but a loose coalition of various Iran-aligned armed factions, including prominent groups such as Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya. These militias, many of which are part of or linked to Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), operate with significant backing from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). They espouse Shia Islamist ideology, anti-Americanism, and anti-Zionism. The group often carry out operations under the IRI banner to maintain some deniability while advancing shared goals of expelling US forces from Iraq and Syria and supporting the “Axis of Resistance” against Israel and the West.
The IRI gained prominence after the 2023 Hamas-Israel war, claiming responsibility for hundreds of attacks using drones and rockets on US bases and personnel. It positions itself as part of a regional resistance network allied with Iran, Hezbollah, and other groups. US has designated several of its constituent organisations as terrorist entities, accusing them of killing American service members and contractors.
The bounty announcement came short after Trump publicly talked about his role in the 2020 killing of Iran’s top military commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis during. Trump had the disclosure at a White House meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi. For many Iran-backed militias, both men are revered as martyrs whose deaths remain a rallying point for anti-American mobilisation.
The group also views Trump’s policies as direct threats to its operations and Iranian influence in Iraq.
This bounty comes amid reciprocal escalations, as the US has offered multimillion-dollar rewards for information leading to several IRI-linked commanders, including Akram al-Kaabi of Harakat al-Nujaba and others, over attacks on American targets.
