A large Tehran billboard displayed the words “We Will Kill Trump” on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, alongside an image of US President Donald Trump behind prison bars with his head lowered, according to AFP’s reporting from the Iranian capital.
The display stood above Enghelab Square. AFP reported that dozens of people gathered there, some waving red flags and carrying placards reading “There Will Be Blood”. Participants called for revenge for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom US-Israeli strikes killed on 28 February.
Another nearby billboard depicted Trump, US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bloodied faces and damaged clothing.
The threatening wording is explicit, but the display alone does not establish that an operational plan to attack Trump exists. Reporting on the imagery should therefore distinguish the public message from evidence of a specific plot.
Display Coincides With Renewed Military Tensions
The billboards appeared amid fresh military action and continued diplomatic exchanges. Trump confirmed on 3 November that US forces had struck an anti-aircraft facility on Iran’s Qeshm Island, according to AFP.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, meanwhile, said his government was pursuing dialogue and warned against a return to war. These developments place the display within an active conflict and negotiation process, rather than a dispute limited to hostile public messaging.
Qatar Continues Mediation Efforts
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on 3 November that it continued to exchange proposals between Washington and Tehran. Ministry spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said both sides remained engaged in reviewing ideas despite the regional escalation.
A Qatari delegation visited Tehran on 2 November and held discussions lasting about three hours before returning to Doha. Al Ansari said communication was continuing, but he cautioned that no specific breakthrough could yet be announced.
Continued contact indicates that diplomatic channels remain open. It does not establish that the parties have accepted a settlement or resolved their outstanding disagreements.
Decades of Strained Relations
The confrontation has a long historical background. The Council on Foreign Relations identifies the US- and British-backed overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh in August 1953 as a major turning point in bilateral relations.
