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This bill, known as the Tehran Incitement to Violence Act, seeks to designate specific Iranian religious and political figures as specially designated global terrorists based on their alleged calls for violence against U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The bill details numerous findings about Iranian clerics and institutions who have reportedly issued fatwas (religious legal opinions) and public statements that could be interpreted as inciting violence, including claims about online fundraising campaigns for potential assassination attempts. The legislation requires the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit determinations every 180 days for six years about whether 18 listed individuals and organizations meet terrorist designation criteria, which include standards from various executive orders related to blocking property, prohibiting transactions, and sanctioning persons involved in terrorism, human rights abuses, or other activities deemed harmful to U.S. interests. The bill specifically highlights religious leaders from institutions like the Qom Seminary, the Assembly of Experts, and various councils who have used Islamic legal terminology like "Moharebeh" (war against God) to potentially justify violence against the named leaders, arguing that these statements represent a clear threat to the national security of the United States and Israel.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6230/all-info