India, April 7 -- In a chilling move, an Iranian state newspaper published what was interpreted as an assassination threat against US President Donald Trump, sparking a domestic political uproar and international attention.

Long considered the mouthpiece of Iran's most conservative sections, the hardline Kayhan newspaper published an editorial on Saturday that seemed to demand Trump's assassination in retaliation for the 2020 murder of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

The editorial, which appeared in the 'Dialogue' section of the daily, said that US President Trump "threatens several countries every day" and that "any day now. several bullets will be fired into Trump's empty head."

It further mentioned Trump's involvement in directing...