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President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday that the United States would “decimate and destroy” the country if Tehran carried out an assassination attempt against it.
“1,000 missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands more to follow immediately, should the Iranian government act on its threat, uttered in many corners of the world, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting president of the United States of America, in this case, ME!” Trump wrote in Truth Social.
The president said he had already ordered the US military to be prepared to retaliate if Iran carried out an assassination attempt against him.
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President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with the NATO Secretary General on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, July 8, 2026. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
“Orders have already been given, and the US military is ready, willing and able, for a period of one year, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran – PRAISE ALLAH!” Trump said.
Trump’s comments came a day after The Wall Street Journal reported that Israeli intelligence recently shared information with U.S. officials indicating that Iran was considering a new plot to assassinate the president.
Earlier this week, Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, that he remains Iran’s top target.
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A U.S. Secret Service agent, left, protects President Donald Trump, right. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“I’m number one on Iran’s kill list,” the president said.
Earlier Friday, Trump also told the New York Post that he had left instructions in place to attack Iran if an assassination attempt against him was successful.
“I’ve been on your list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” Trump said. “…The only thing is that I have left instructions: if something happens, literally bombard them to levels they have never seen before.”
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Mourners gather around a vehicle carrying the coffin of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, and the coffins of his relatives, on the day of his burial, at the culmination of a mass funeral, in Mashhad, Iran, on July 9, 2026. (Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency, via REUTERS)
Trump also dismissed reports that Israeli intelligence had uncovered a new Iranian assassination plot against him.
“No, no, Israel didn’t come up with anything,” Trump told the newspaper. “I have been number 1 [on Iran’s kill list] for a long time, and that’s life, you know?
The New York Times reported that following Trump’s trip to Turkey, the US Secret Service recommended that he travel aboard the aging Air Force One rather than the newly modernized Boeing 747 donated by Qatar as a safety measure amid renewed hostilities with Iran.
The White House has not said whether the plane change was related to specific safety concerns, but said the new Air Force One is equipped with advanced safety features.
“The new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been equipped with high-level safety protocols that ensure the safety of the president and his staff,” White House communications director Steven Cheung previously told Fox News Digital. “As the president recently said, there are many enemies of the United States targeting the United States, and we use every tool at our disposal to address those threats.”
Iran has sought Trump’s assassination since ordering the 2020 military strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
This week, mourners repeatedly called for Trump’s death during the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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President Donald Trump speaks to media aboard Air Force One shortly after his departure from Mildenhall Air Force Base in the United Kingdom, after switching from the older VC-25A Air Force One to the newer VC-25B Bridge Air Force One, en route to Washington, July 8, 2026. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
The comments also come as the ceasefire between the United States and Iran has collapsed in recent days.
Iran this week attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting renewed US military action, including a new round of attacks on Iranian military infrastructure linked to maritime operations and other military sites.
Trump has since declared the ceasefire “over” and warned of further action if Iran continues its attacks.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and the US Secret Service for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Morgan Phillips and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.