Iran putting a hit out on President Donald Trump should be "taken seriously," says former Trump National Security Adviser Mike Flynn.
"I know the president does. And the Secret Service will. But these are not things that they say just willy-nilly," Flynn told Newsmax TV’s "Carl Higbie: Frontline."
"And when they put these kinds of things out, it is a global warning. And it's a global call to action for their people that are here in our country.
"Hezbollah and Hamas elements are in this country, and we know that. And they've been here for a long, long time.
"There's already indications that they were involved in the last couple of, certainly one of the last two assassination attempts, so Trump's team has to take this very seriously as we are going into a very high-profile weekend for the United States of America called Independence Day weekend, Fouth of July.
"We're going to celebrate our Independence. This is one of these times where the intel analyst in me, as I look at indicators and I look at timing, it's a very, very important time for Trump to be paying very close attention to his security awareness and the people that are around him, and not just the Secret Service," he added.
Naser Makarem Shirazi, one Iran’s most senior religious authorities, this week said "any person or regime that threatens the leadership and religious authority" is considered a "mohareb" — one who wages war against God — and under Islamic law should be punished by death.
He also called on Muslims around the world to take a stand.
"Those who threaten the leadership and integrity of the Islamic Ummah are to be considered warlords," Makarem said in a religious decree against Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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