Trump Threatens to Obliterate Iran After Reported Assassination Plot Against Him

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U.S. President Donald Trump said that the American military stood ready to “completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran” in response to threats to his life.

Trump made the post on Truth Social in the early hours of Saturday morning. Media reports indicate that Trump received intelligence briefings from Israeli authorities that the Iranian regime was targeting him for assassination.

In the post, the president said that “1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran” should the regime attempt to assassinate him.

The new threats come amid a breakdown in a ceasefire between Iran and the U.S., which was signed in June. The U.S. launched new strikes on Iran earlier this week in response to Iran’s attacks on shipping in the critical waterway of the Strait of Hormuz.

On Wednesday, Trump told reporters that Iran was plotting to assassinate him. “They want to take out the U.S. leader — me,” he said. “I’m on every list. I saw this morning, I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.”

However, talks between Washington and Tehran are ongoing despite the recent hostilities.

“PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!” added the U.S. president, signing off his social media post.