‘We will kill Trump’: Tehran puts up gigantic billboard depicting US president in coffin

A giant billboard depicting US President Donald Trump inside an open black coffin appeared in Tehran’s Enghelab Square amid renewed military strikes between the United States and Iran.The billboard showed Trump lying with his eyes and mouth closed, his hair dishevelled, his hands resting on red tie, and his feet pointing upwards.The image also showed black concrete barriers used during funeral ceremonies for late Iranian leader Ali Khamenei arranged in the shape of a coffin, with Trump depicted lying inside.White graffiti splattered across the coffin included the words “We Will Kill Trump” in both Persian and English. The graffiti also read, “In memory of Minab’s children,” referring to the city in southern Iran where a strike had hit an elementary school on February 28.The display comes as the US military intensified its campaign against Iran, striking targets further north while also targeting a vessel it accused of attempting to breach its naval blockade of the Islamic Republic.The US Central Command said it completed a fresh wave of strikes targeting Iranian command centres, air defence systems, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities.In a statement, Centcom said the strikes concluded at 9 pm ET on July 15 (Wednesday). The operation used precision-guided munitions against multiple targets, including Bandar Abbas, a key Iranian port city.“US forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations, including Bandar Abbas,” the statement said.Centcom also said American forces carried out a separate 90-minute operation earlier in the day targeting Iranian coastal defence and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island.“Earlier this morning, American forces struck coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute wave,” it said.Meanwhile, Iranian authorities said a missile strike hit areas near a cancer hospital in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, hours after CENTCOM announced the second wave of attacks targeting Iranian military capabilities linked to alleged threats against maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Public Relations and Information Center at Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said the strike occurred near Boghayi Hospital 2, which treats cancer patients.In a post on X, Kermanpour wrote: “Moments ago, the areas near Boghayi Hospital 2 (dedicated to cancer patients) in Ahvaz were hit by a missile attack. Some patients and their companions, out of fear from the intense sound and severe tremors, have fled the hospital, and now only the most critically ill patients remain!”Iranian state media outlet Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) also reported damage to an industrial facility in Qeshm, in Hormozgan Governorate.According to IRIB, quoting the Hormozgan governor, “Following an enemy attack on part of the Souza fish powder factory in Qeshm, limited damage was caused to the factory. Due to the empty location, no injuries have been reported at this time.”The latest developments came after CENTCOM announced that US forces had launched a second wave of strikes against Iran, saying the operation targeted military capabilities allegedly used to threaten vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.White graffiti splashed across the coffin reads, “We Will Kill Trump” in both Persian and English. Another message says, “In memory of Minab’s children,” referring to the southern Iranian city where a strike hit an elementary school on February 28.The display comes as the US military intensified its campaign against Iran, striking targets further north while also targeting a vessel it accused of attempting to breach its naval blockade of the Islamic Republic.The US Central Command said it completed a fresh wave of strikes targeting Iranian command centres, air defence systems, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities.In a statement, Centcom said the strikes concluded at 9 pm ET on July 15 (Wednesday). The operation used precision-guided munitions against multiple targets, including Bandar Abbas, a key Iranian port city.“US forces struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations, including Bandar Abbas,” the statement said.CENTCOM also said American forces carried out a separate 90-minute operation earlier in the day targeting Iranian coastal defence and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island.“Earlier this morning, American forces struck coastal defense and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute wave,” it said.Meanwhile, Iranian authorities said a missile strike hit areas near a cancer hospital in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, hours after CENTCOM announced the second wave of attacks targeting Iranian military capabilities linked to alleged threats against maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Public Relations and Information Center at Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, said the strike occurred near Boghayi Hospital 2, which treats cancer patients.In a post on X, Kermanpour wrote: “Moments ago, the areas near Boghayi Hospital 2 (dedicated to cancer patients) in Ahvaz were hit by a missile attack. Some patients and their companions, out of fear from the intense sound and severe tremors, have fled the hospital, and now only the most critically ill patients remain!”Iranian state media outlet Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) also reported damage to an industrial facility in Qeshm, in Hormozgan Governorate.According to IRIB, quoting the Hormozgan governor, “Following an enemy attack on part of the Souza fish powder factory in Qeshm, limited damage was caused to the factory. Due to the empty location, no injuries have been reported at this time.”The latest developments came after CENTCOM announced that US forces had launched a second wave of strikes against Iran, saying the operation targeted military capabilities allegedly used to threaten vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.