Iran has erected a giant billboard in the capital, Tehran, depicting U.S. President Donald Trump lying in an open black coffin.

The billboard shows Mr Trump with his eyes and mouth closed, his hair dishevelled, his hands resting on a red tie, and his feet pointing upwards.

It also features black concrete barriers used during the funeral ceremonies of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, arranged in the shape of a coffin with Mr Trump portrayed lying inside.

An inscription splashed across the coffin says, “We Will Kill Trump,” in both Persian and English. Another message on the billboard says, “In memory of Minab’s children.”

The billboard appeared amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington following renewed U.S. military strikes on Iran.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had completed a fresh wave of strikes targeting Iranian command centres, air defence systems, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities.

In a statement, CENTCOM said the strikes concluded at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 15, adding that the operation employed precision-guided munitions against multiple targets, including Bandar Abbas, a key Iranian port city.

“US forces struck Iranian command centres, air defence sites, missile and drone capabilities, and coastal surveillance facilities to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten innocent mariners crewing commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 

“CENTCOM used precision munitions to hit targets in multiple locations, including Bandar Abbas,” the statement said.

It further noted that American forces carried out a separate 90-minute operation targeting Iranian coastal defence and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island.

“Earlier this morning, American forces struck coastal defence and cruise missile sites on Greater Tunb Island during a 90-minute wave,” it said.