President Donald Trump has said he has left standing instructions for the United States to launch an overwhelming military strike against Iran if he is assassinated, amid renewed attention on threats against him and heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

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Speaking to the New York Post on Friday, Trump said Iran had targeted him for years and claimed he had already directed how the U.S. should respond if such an attack were carried out.

"I've been on their list for a long time. That's what we're dealing with," Trump said. "The only thing is, I've left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they've never seen before."

Assassination Threats

Trump's remarks came a day after The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel had shared intelligence with U.S. officials suggesting there was a new Iranian plot to assassinate the president.

However, Trump dismissed suggestions that Israel had uncovered fresh information.

"No, no. Israel came up with nothing. No, no," he said. "I've been No. 1 [on Iran's kill list] for a long time, and it's the way life is."

CNN, citing U.S. officials, reported that the Israeli intelligence may have been intended to influence Trump's thinking as he considers whether to expand military action against Iran. According to the report, Israel has advocated for stronger military intervention, while Trump has continued to pursue negotiations despite the escalating conflict.

Long-Running Hostility

Iran has been accused of seeking revenge against Trump since he ordered the January 2020 U.S. strike that killed senior Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.

Reuters also reported that during funeral processions this week for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, crowds chanted "Death to America," while banners reading "We Will Kill Trump" were displayed.

Earlier this week, Trump also referred to the threats while speaking to reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

"I'm their No. 1 target because they're scum," he said.

Questions were also raised after Trump returned from Turkey aboard the older Air Force One rather than the newer aircraft gifted by Qatar. The White House played down any suggestion that the decision reflected increased security concerns.

Military Escalation

Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply in recent days.

The United States carried out strikes on 90 targets inside Iran on Wednesday after Tehran targeted shipping vessels in the strategic strait. The military action marked a significant escalation in the confrontation between the two countries.

On Friday, Trump said Iran had requested that peace talks continue and that Washington had agreed to further negotiations. At the same time, he declared that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran was "over."

Earlier in the week, the president also ended the U.S. sanctions waiver covering Iranian oil exports, increasing economic pressure on Tehran.

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11 July 2026

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Military might ....from beyond the grave !

Like JD Vance is going to have time to read Trump's little note when Rubio's team is actively shooting it out with his security team behind the scenes in a interparty rivalry.

Pew pew pew pew!

Edited July 10Jul 10 by SiSePuede419
Shootout at the OK Coralle

Will Israel be dispatching a Mossad assassination squad to the USA soon, or is one already in place awaiting activation?

My read of Israel's statement that Trump is under threat from Iran is simply their attempt to influence Trump and the US administration to keep fighting (as Israel's proxy, as usual).

I doubt the Iranians are going to do us any favors.I’m sure they are content to watch trump wreck the world order.Their vengeance will be wrought over decades one drop of blood at a time.thanks trump and you magas that elected this abomination.

And people say he's not a vengeful madman!

Did Ali Khamenei leave a note telling to kill Trump if he's murdered? 😃

President Donald Trump's threat to commit what one former Obama administration official described as "genocide" stunned onlookers Saturday with the sign-off, "PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!"

In a Friday night Truth Social post, Trump threatened to "completely decimate" Iran, adding "1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow." Trump was going on about how the military would retaliate "for a one year period" if he were assassinated by Iran.

The entire threat stunned Richard Stengel, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, who shared his alarm on MS NOW Saturday morning.

"The fact of an American president threatening genocide against the whole people in case he's assassinated is more than unseemly," Stengel said. "It's it's incredibly vulgar and undiplomatic language."

However, it was his choice to end the post with "PRAISE BE TO ALLAH! President DONALD J. TRUMP" that left online critics baffled, even though he's done it before.

Onlookers baffled as Trump adds 'Praise be to Allah' in Iran threat: 'This is not a joke'

Since when would a dead president be able to dictate any course of action?

J d vance would have final say what the response should be

I think Iran is quite safe, given Trump’s frequent brain seizures when trying to remember what country he’s supposed to be referring to.

Any random country that his addled brain came up with might not be.

On 7/11/2026 at 3:45 AM, webfact said:

Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply in recent days.

Given that the US started a war against Iran, and has been bombing the living daylights out of them for several months it is difficult to see how relationship could have deteriorated sharply in recent days!

Would this attack be after the celebration party across the USA or before?

22 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I think Iran is quite safe, given Trump’s frequent brain seizures when trying to remember what country he’s supposed to be referring to.

Any random country that his addled brain came up with might not be.

Bad news for the people of the Islamic Republic of Japan then....

Trump seems to forget once he is dead he is no longer president. His standing orders will mean nothing the new president will be calling the shots and hopefully he has a few more clues than the orange imbecile.

He lived his whole life based on ignorance.

He's just doing his "estate planning" based on his most beloved value in life. 😂

On 7/11/2026 at 8:05 AM, ronnie50 said:

My read of Israel's statement that Trump is under threat from Iran is simply their attempt to influence Trump and the US administration to keep fighting (as Israel's proxy, as usual).

My opinion is different.

The War has changed. This is phase 2.

The Strait open to ALL traffic is the operation (Unhindered, No Tolls unless deal is made, Iran does Not dictate who gets what. 25 % of Oil, LNG Gas, etc transit the Strait.)

After the party!

Melania is discussing her asset entitlement with her lawyer already. And yeah as some have already mentioned once the president is dead the vp will make decisions going forward. His instructions to after he’s gone are worthless.

Sad being that is trump and sadder still those who support nim. Yo! trump when you die … you are mortal and what you want dies with you. Deal with that reality it is soon to visit at your age and state of being.

Israel is playing Trump for the fool that he is. Supposedly they fed him the info on an Iranian assassination plot. As another poster posted, most likely Mossad is readying that assassination, Israel looking at big land grabs. and genocide.

If Trump were to die he would cease to be POTUS. There would be a new POTUS and the military would get their orders from the new President. Mascara Man JD Vance would have to make the call.

On 7/12/2026 at 9:18 AM, Chomper Higgot said:

Any random country that his addled brain came up with might not be.

Remember Trump did refer to Japan as the "Islamic Republic of Japan" during a press conference on the sidelines of the recent NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

On 7/11/2026 at 9:06 AM, Tug said:

I doubt the Iranians are going to do us any favors.I’m sure they are content to watch trump wreck the world order.Their vengeance will be wrought over decades one drop of blood at a time.thanks trump and you magas that elected this abomination.

Exactly. Trump is a wet dream for virtually every American adversary. He is diminishing American influence by the day and pushing our allies away.

There you have it, he's capable of committing genocide even from the grave. What a pathetic waste of organic matter.

Death and destruction, even from the grave. What a fitting legacy that would be for this lunatic narcissist who doesn’t give a damn about anything or anyone, except his giant ego and his bank account. And the amount of pain and suffering he can inflict upon his ‘enemies’.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

There you have it, he's capable of committing genocide even from the grave. What a pathetic waste of organic matter.

It will not be a waste to the worms once he is buried.

I say buried as he is so full of hot air and gas that he could not possibly be cremated!

Edited July 13Jul 13 by scottiejohn

7 articles on America. There are other countries and things happening in the world. Gets more like an American forum week by week.

43 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

It will not be a waste to the worms once he is buried.

I say buried as he is so full of hot air and gas that he could not possibly be cremated!

You need air for things to burn and also, gas burns .

Being full of hot air and gas would assist the cremation process

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

You need air for things to burn and also, gas burns .

Being full of hot air and gas would assist the cremation process

But just think of the odours and destruction such an explosion would create!😬