Iran has unveiled a large billboard in central Tehran showing US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and the couple’s five children standing above coffins draped in the American flag.

The mural, installed in Palestine Square, also places the figures against the backdrop of the White House and carries the slogan “Blood for Blood” in Persian.

The display has intensified Iran’s messaging against Washington. The banner is the second such threat aimed at Trump on a billboard in Tehran.

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Tehran raised the stakes

The billboard is the latest in a series of state-backed murals in the Iranian capital that have targeted Trump and his family.

An earlier display in Enghelab Square showed Trump lying inside a coffin, while another mural featured the words “We Kill Trump” in Persian and English.

The latest artwork forms part of a broader visual strategy that uses public spaces in Tehran to carry anti-US and anti-Israel messages. The city’s large murals are designed by the Owj Arts and Media Organization, which it described as being associated with a body linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

What came before this dramatic display?

The imagery comes as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to rise.

The latest mural follows other increasingly threatening displays across Tehran in recent weeks, including one showing Trump’s face in a rifle’s crosshairs and another asking, “Who’s next?” beneath the name of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.

Iranian leaders have repeatedly called for retaliation and quoted Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as saying the revenge “will most certainly be carried out” and that the perpetrators would not die “peacefully in their beds.”

Trump told the New York Post that he had left instructions to “bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before” if Iran succeeded in killing him.

What could this signal for US-Iran tensions?

The mural was unveiled at Palestine Square, a site it described as a longstanding platform for state-backed political murals, with supporters of the Iranian government often gathering there.

The display reflects the intensifying confrontation between Tehran and Washington at a time when the US has stepped up military operations against Iran.

The new banner is part of a continuing cycle of threats and counter-threats that has played out in public view through Tehran’s walls and billboards.

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FAQs

Q1: Why did Iran display a billboard showing Donald Trump’s family in coffins?

According to Iranian state-backed messaging cited by media reports, the billboard is part of Tehran’s escalating rhetoric against the US amid heightened tensions.

Q2: Where was the anti-Trump billboard installed in Iran?

The billboard was installed at Palestine Square in central Tehran, a location known for prominent political murals.