Trump says US will 'completely decimate' Iran if assassinated
President Donald Trump has threatened to 'completely decimate' Iran if the country attempts to assassinate him, citing military readiness. Meanwhile, Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed revenge for the killing of his father, signaling a significant escalation in tensions.
Why it matters
The exchange of threats between the US and Iran marks a dangerous escalation in a conflict that has already seen direct military strikes and the breakdown of diplomatic ceasefires.
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president.
"1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
"Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran," he said.
Meanwhiule, Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him.
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