Trump ‘left instructions’ to bomb Iran ‘at levels that they’ve never seen’ if he’s assassinated
Trump said he ordered the military to be ready to strike Iran if he is assassinated, citing a long-running threat against him.
- At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared he is a 'No. 1 target because they're scum' while denying a specific new assassination plot, though acknowledging Iran has targeted him for years.
- Tensions exploded after the United States carried out retaliatory strikes against 90 Iranian targets on Wednesday evening, responding to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz that shattered a fragile ceasefire.
- Trump told The New York Post he has 'left instructions' for the American military to 'completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran' should an assassination attempt succeed, with orders already given for one year.
- Vowing revenge for his father's killing on Saturday, Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, wrote that 'vengeance is the will of our nation and must inevitably be carried out.'
- Intelligence reports have left United States officials debating whether new Israeli intelligence regarding an Iranian plot is genuine or a strategic attempt to influence Trump's military stance against Tehran.
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MS NOW's Stengel: Trump's Retaliation For Iran Assassination Attempt Would Be 'Genocide'
Tensions with Iran remain high, but on Saturday's edition of MS NOW’s The Weekend, former Time editor turned Obama State Department official turned MS NOW analyst [the revolving door whirrs!] Richard Stengel found the real villain: President Trump’s blunt deterrent threat. Stengel denounced Trump’s warning that the U.S. would respond forcefully if Iran succeeded in assassinating him. According to the New York Post, Trump said he has left standin…
Trump Suggests A Standing Order To Attack Iran If It Assassinates Him, But The U.S. Doesn’t Have A ‘Dead Man’s Switch’
The U.S. does have extensive contingency plans for continuity of government in the event of a nuclear attack or other major catastrophe that wipes out most or all of Washington.
President Trump suggests a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But JD Vance would make the call.
President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “at levels they’ve never seen before” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
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