US President Donald Trump responded on Saturday to alleged Iranian assassination threats, saying "1,000 missiles are locked and loaded" in a Truth Social post.
"Orders have already been given, and the US 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," warned Trump.
On Friday, Trump told the New York Post he left instructions for the US to retaliate if Iran succeeds in assassinating him.
“I’ve left instructions, if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before,” the New York Post cited Trump as saying.
This comes a day after the Wall Street Journal wrote that Israel shared intelligence about an Iranian assassination plot with the US president, though Trump subsequently disputed the report.
“No, no, Israel came up with nothing,” Trump said, adding that he had been Iran’s primary target for “a long time.”
“It’s the way life is, you know,” he said.
Trump left instructions in 2025
Trump previously stated that he had left instructions in the case of his assassination in January of 2025, saying that Iran would be “obliterated” if their assassins succeeded.
However, the New York Times cited experts saying that a president cannot leave instructions for military action after his death. All authority would transfer to his successor, the new commander in chief.
Iranian mourners call for Trump's death
Trump's claims come as Iranian crowds called for his death at the week-long funeral for Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“I swear by the blood of the Supreme Leader, Trump, we will kill you!” they shouted, with women holding up placards reading "Kill Trump."
