“For Iran, the Clock is ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The attack follows a drone attack in the area of Abu Dhabi’s Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday. The two attacks could be connected, although it is too early to tell.
Saudi Arabia says that it has intercepted three drones that “entered its territory from Iraqi airspace,” the country’s defense ministry said in a Sunday evening post to X/Twitter.
Saudi Arabia’s Arab News noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s “defense ministry spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said that it would take the necessary operational measures to respond to any attempt to violate its sovereignty and security.”
The context here is that there is supposed to be a ceasefire with Iran. However, in recent days, there have been rumors of renewed conflict. Therefore, it’s possible that Iranian-backed proxies, such as militias in Iraq, are preparing new attacks and testing new routes for their drones.
Saudi Arabia condemns drone attack on UAE
Meanwhile, “Saudi Arabia has condemned a drone attack that targeted an electricity generator in the UAE located outside the perimeter of the Barakah nuclear energy plant in the Al-Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi,” Arab News noted.
“The Foreign Ministry said the attack threatens regional security and stability, and expressed its solidarity with the UAE and support for all measures to preserve its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity,” the Saudi Press Agency reported.
“Kuwait said targeting peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a clear violation of international law and poses a risk to civilians, the environment, and security,” the report said. The UAE has also condemned the drone attack on Saudi Arabia, according to the UAE’s Al-Ain media.
US President Donald Trump, surrounded by Secret Service agents, after a bullet grazed his ear. (Twitter Screenshot)
By David Rosenberg, World Israel News
Iranian lawmakers are considering a bill that would set aside a €50 million ($58.13 million) government reward for the assassination of President Donald Trump, according to a senior member of parliament who described the proposal as retaliation for the deaths of Iranian leaders and commanders during US and Israeli airstrikes.
Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said Thursday that the measure is among several bills prepared since the outbreak of the March war.
Speaking to Iranian state television, he cast the proposal as part of a broader package of military and security countermeasures.
;Azizi said the bill would obligate the government to pay the reward to any person or organization that kills Trump. He also named Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the commander of US Central Command as figures Iran believes should face retaliation.
“We believe the vile president of the United States, the ominous and disgraceful Zionist prime minister, and the CENTCOM commander must be targeted and subjected to reciprocal action,” Azizi said.
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He framed the proposed bounty in religious and ideological terms, saying, “Just as our Imam was martyred, the president of the United States must be dealt with by any Muslim or free person.”
Azizi said the legislation states that if “any natural or legal person” carries out the act, “the government is obliged to pay €50 million as a reward.”
The proposal comes amid a renewed wave of Iranian threats against Trump, who has been a frequent target of Tehran’s rhetoric since he ordered the 2020 drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force.
;Iran International reported that mobile phone users in Iran received mass text messages earlier in March promoting what was described as an “international campaign to reward the assassination of Trump.” The messages directed recipients to register support through a website and confirm by SMS.
The Tehran-based outlet Didban Iran reported that about 290,000 people had backed the campaign, with pledged rewards totaling $25 million.
US authorities have also accused Iran of pursuing assassination plots against Trump. In November 2024, the Justice Department announced charges over what it said was an IRGC-directed plot to kill Trump before the presidential election.
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Another alleged plot surfaced in federal court in Brooklyn, where prosecutors released undercover video of an Iran-linked operative discussing a plan to assassinate Trump in 2024. According to prosecutors, the operative sought to hire two men for the attack and offered an initial payment of $5,000.
