Trump says he left instructions to 'bomb' Iran 'at levels' never seen if he is assassinated
Trump assassination plot UNCOVERED: US-Iran tensions HEAT UP
The White House confirms ongoing diplomatic talks with Iran, despite recent military strikes and intelligence shared by Israel revealing a new Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump. Banners explicitly calling for Trump's death were displayed at the Ayatollah's funeral, intensifying concerns. President Trump states he is 'number one on their kill list.'
President Donald Trump said he has left behind instructions to strike Iran should Tehran succeed in its attempts to assassinate him.
"I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with," he told the New York Post on Friday. "… The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before."
Trump said that Tehran has wanted him dead for some time, noting that there were no new plans to kill him amid recent reports that Israel flagged an Iranian plot to take him out, the newspaper reported.
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A banner calling for President Trump to be killed at the funeral of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)
"No, no, Israel came up with nothing," Trump said. "I’ve been No. 1 [on Iran’s kill list] for a long time, and it’s the way life is, you know."
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Iran has sought Trump's assassination after he ordered a 2020 strike that took out Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. Most recently, mourners called for his death during the funeral for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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The truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession toward Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
"I swear by the blood of the Supreme Leader, Trump, we will kill you!" they shouted, with women holding up placards reading "Kill Trump."
Domestically, Trump has been the target of assassination plots in the United States. In July 2024, a bullet grazed his ear when a shooter opened fire on him during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate after Trump called off a ceasefire after Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks,'" Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social. "We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
Images of President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024. (Russian Embassy in Kenya/X/Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
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Trump noted Iran's ambitions to target him during a press conference this week at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
"They had leaders, they’re gone. Then they had another set of leaders, they’re gone," he said. "Now they have another set of leaders — they may be gone, who knows? And you know what? I may be gone too. Because I’m their No. 1 target — it’s out all over the place. Because they’re scum."