Trump says he left instructions to attack Iran if he is assassinated

President Donald Trump said he left "instructions" for the United States to respond with overwhelming military force if Iran manages to assassinate him.

"I've been on their list for a long time. This is what we're dealing with," Trump told the New York Post this Friday (10).

"The thing is, I left instructions: if anything happens, it's to bomb them - literally - at levels they've never seen before," he added.

When asked whether Israel shared intelligence information about a new Iranian plan to assassinate him, Trump ruled out that this had happened.

"No, no. Israel has not presented anything," he said.

The US president added that Iran has wanted him dead for years. "I've been number one [on Iran's hit list] for a long time, and that's just how life is, you know?"

In February 2025, Trump had said something similar about the instructions left in case Iran assassinated him.

"I left instructions that if they do this, they will be obliterated; there will be nothing left," he said during a visit by Israel's prime minister.

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Source: CNN