In Iran, a religious singer threatened President Pezeshkian with the death penalty.

A state-linked religious singer has threatened Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian with the death penalty if the conditions set by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei regarding a memorandum with the United States are not met.

The threat came a day after Khamenei said he had a different view of the agreement with Washington but authorized its implementation after Pezeshkian took responsibility for it.

“Mr. President, if the Supreme Leader’s conditions are not met, we will put a blade in your throat,” the religious singer said.

In Iran, such performers, known as maddahi, are religious singers and reciters who lead mourning chants during Shiite ceremonies.

Kamyar Behrang, a fellow at Iran International, noted that these singers are “not just prayer singers” but part of the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus, linked to institutions such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.