Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted an image on social media on Monday depicting US President Donald Trump as an ancient pharaoh, warning that he would ultimately face the same fate as past tyrants, Anadolu reports.
The image, shared on Khamenei’s official account on US social media company X, shows a crumbling pharaonic-style sarcophagus bearing a likeness of Trump, accompanied by the caption: “Like Pharaoh.”
⭕️ سيسقط كفرعون…
ليعلم رئيس أمريكا الذي يصدر أحكامًا على العالم أجمع بكل غرور، أنّ مستبدّي ومستكبري العالم من أمثال فرعون والنمرود ومحمد رضا (بهلوي) وأشباههم، سقطوا عندما كانوا في ذروة غرورهم، وهذا أيضًا سيسقط.
الإمام الخامنئي | 09/01/2026 pic.twitter.com/0Gcp8LZihx
— موقع الإمام الخامنئي (@site_khamenei) January 11, 2026
In a message posted alongside the image in Persian, Khamenei said that arrogant rulers who seek to dominate the world, such as Pharaoh, Nimrod, Reza Khan and Mohammad Reza, were overthrown at the height of their power.
“This one too will be overthrown,” he added.
The post comes amid recent threats by Trump against Iran’s leadership, including remarks linked to protests and internal unrest in the country.
