Look at the crazed gunmen in the news; they only target presidents with influence and power, not insignificant ones. He doesn't know how much longer he has to live.

After Khamenei's assassination, the nature of the situation fundamentally changed—escalating from a political and military conflict to a religious act of revenge. Iran's 99-year-old Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shiraz (the Grand Ayatollah is the highest religious authority in Shia Islam) officially launched a jihadist campaign on state television.

Even decades after Khomeini's assassination order against Rushdi, Rushdi was still assassinated and seriously wounded.

Experts analyze that Trump is using this to portray himself as someone who takes risks for the nation, proving his "toughness," "influence," and creating a sense of victimhood to mobilize supporters' sympathy and sense of crisis. This is highly likely an emotional prelude to possible extreme political actions in the future.Editor/Cao Tianyi