Republika Srpska - Dodik
08/25/2026
15:58

BANJA LUKA, AUGUST 25 /SRNA/ - President Milorad Dodik strongly condemned the monstrous threats issued by Iran against Donald Trump and his family, expressing confidence that the U.S. President will know how to respond in a way the free world expects of him-clearly, strongly, and without backing down.
Dodik pointed out that Iranian state television broadcast a chilling segment discussing ways to reach Barron Trump, track his movements, and mentioned a $10 million reward for his death.
"When the state media of a country broadcasts such content, we are no longer talking about politics, but about overt threats, hatred, and the logic of a regime that views violence as a tool of operation," Dodik stated.
Strongly condemning the monstrous threats, Dodik assessed that the world is changing, and with it, the methods of pressure are changing as well, making what seemed unimaginable yesterday possible and public today.
"This is not the first time that the Iranian regime targets the families of its opponents, Benjamin Netanyahu recently stated that Iran attempted to kill one of his sons, which shows that behind such threats lies not rhetoric, but a recognizable pattern of action," Dodik wrote on X.
He noted that the silence of a large portion of European leaders is particularly striking, as they likely believe all of this will bypass them if they remain silent.
"It will not. Silence in the face of open threats to the family of the President of the United States is not neutrality, but weakness. And weakness before regimes that thrive on threats and blackmail has never been a path to peace, but an invitation to new aggression," Dodik said.
He pointed out that for years Iran has organized, encouraged, and funded networks of mujaheddin and terrorists worldwide, acting against Christians, Jews, and all who did not submit to its ideological and political matrix.
"The Serb people know very well what this is about, because during the Defense-Fatherland War from 1992 to 1995, we witnessed how Iranian influence, radical Islamist structures, and foreign mujaheddin were put to use in committing crimes against Serbs," Dodik recalled.
The radical Islam organized and aided by Iran during the war in these regions did not stop at propaganda and influence; rather, Dodik stated, through such networks, it created space for the gravest crimes against Serbs, including beheadings and monstrous hate crimes committed against Christians.
That same malignant policy, he added, bit Israel as well on October 7, when the entire world once again saw what monstrosity is born of the ideology that Iran has fed, armed, and encouraged for years.
"Therefore, the threats to Donald Trump and his family are not an isolated incident, but the face of the same regime that leaves a bloody trail from the Middle East to the Balkans," Dodik assessed.
He emphasized that support for Donald Trump and his family today is support for the right of a person, a nation, and a state to defend themselves against those who think that threats to a family can break political will.
"Trump has shown that he understands the nature of these regimes, and that is why I believe he will know how to respond just as the free world expects from him-clearly, strongly, and without backing down," Dodik concluded.



