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Trump ‘left instructions’ to bomb Iran ‘at levels that they’ve never seen’ if he’s assassinated
Trump said he ordered the military to be ready to strike Iran if he is assassinated, citing a long-running threat against him.
- At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared he is a 'No. 1 target because they're scum' while denying a specific new assassination plot, though acknowledging Iran has targeted him for years.
- Tensions exploded after the United States carried out retaliatory strikes against 90 Iranian targets on Wednesday evening, responding to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz that shattered a fragile ceasefire.
- Trump told The New York Post he has 'left instructions' for the American military to 'completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran' should an assassination attempt succeed, with orders already given for one year.
- Vowing revenge for his father's killing on Saturday, Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, wrote that 'vengeance is the will of our nation and must inevitably be carried out.'
- Intelligence reports have left United States officials debating whether new Israeli intelligence regarding an Iranian plot is genuine or a strategic attempt to influence Trump's military stance against Tehran.
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President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “at levels they’ve never seen before” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
·Chicago, United States
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Does Trump have to fear for his life? Iran has assassination fantasies. The US President is preoccupied and threatens with retribution and destruction.
·Germany
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