US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Iran with a fresh warning a day after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “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!”
He added, “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.”
Iranians call for Trump’s killing
His remarks came as Iranians mourned the death of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral procession carried out earlier this week. Reuters reported that as the mourners passed under a bridge, they hurled stones at a billboard hung from above showing an image of Trump with a bullet aimed at his head and said, “The U.S. killed our father,” it read. “We won’t let you go!”
As the Islamic Republic’s slain leader was buried in the Imam Reza shrine situated in Mashhad, calls to kill Trump grew louder. As demonstrators set fire to US and British flags, women in black chadors held red placards with the English words “KILL TRUMP” in black letters.
Others held posters with the faces of Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, each depicted in the crosshairs of a gunsight, with the words “There will be blood”.
Trump says he’s left instructions if assassinated
On Friday (local time), the US President said he has left instructions for a major military response if Tehran succeeds in assassinating him, warning that the Islamic Republic would face unprecedented retaliation. In an interview with the New York Post, he said, “I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”
This is a developing story. More details awaited.
