Iran Proposes €50M Bounty on Trump as Gulf Allies Lobby to Save Fragile Ceasefire

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ASHINGTON / TEHRAN — The Iranian parliament is currently reviewing a legislative bill that would mandate a €50 million reward for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump, as diplomatic efforts intensify under a fragile, Pakistan-mediated ceasefire to definitively end the 2026 Iran-U.S. war.

The draft legislation, titled *“Counter-Action by the Military and Security Forces of the Islamic Republic,”* was introduced by parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. Committee Chairman Ebrahim Azizi announced on state television that under the proposed terms, the Iranian government would be legally obliged to pay the €50 million reward (approximately $54 million USD) to any individual or entity that successfully targets President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, or U.S. CENTCOM Commander Navy Admiral Brad Cooper.

Iranian lawmakers have framed the draft proposal as a direct reciprocal measure following the late February airstrikes in Tehran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Those initial strikes marked the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign consisting of extensive aerial bombardments, which met with retaliatory Iranian missile and drone strikes across the region. While the U.S. military has formally declared Operation Epic Fury concluded, the geopolitical fallout remains a central hurdle in ongoing peace talks.

The review of the bounty bill comes at a highly sensitive moment for regional diplomacy. A tenuous ceasefire mediated by Islamabad has managed to pause the majority of active hostilities since early April, though both sides have alleged sporadic violations. The truce faced its most critical test on Monday when President Trump announced he was calling off a “scheduled” U.S. military strike set for Tuesday.

According to regional officials, Tehran submitted a new diplomatic proposal through Pakistani intermediaries. Following the submission, the leaders of several Gulf nations—including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar—urgently approached Washington to request a “two or three day” pause on the planned assault, citing a renewed opportunity to secure a comprehensive peace agreement that would preclude Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

While the ceasefire holds, significant friction points remain. The Trump administration continues to condition a permanent settlement on strict nuclear rollbacks, specifically demanding that Iran surrender its 60% enriched uranium stockpiles. Washington is also demanding a permanent resolution to the maritime blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, where disrupted shipping lanes have driven global oil prices above $107 a barrel.

Iranian officials have stated that their primary focus remains securing an agreement that ensures national sovereignty and full economic sanctions relief. Diplomats from mediating nations indicate that while direct communication channels remain highly volatile, the current pause in military strikes has opened the most substantive window for a negotiated settlement since the conflict began in February.