Published On 11 Jul 202611 Jul 2026United States President Donald Trump has threatened Iran after the funeral of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for Trump’s killing and Israel warned him that the regime in Tehran was working on a plan to assassinate him.In a typically bellicose post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, 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!”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe 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 – PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!”Israel warned the US earlier in the week about a new and specific Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, US media reported.Sources told CNN that the new Israeli intelligence detailed a highly specific, active plot. The Wall Street Journal also confirmed the threat was “fresh”.Tehran has pledged revenge against Trump since 2020, when he ordered the drone attack that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.The threat reportedly prompted the US Secret Service to request that Trump switch planes when leaving the NATO summit in Turkiye earlier in the week.Threats and talksBut despite his fiery rhetoric, and his insistence that the provisional ceasefire with Tehran has been over since Iranian attacks on Qatari and Saudi tankers near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday led to US air strikes on Iran for two nights and retaliatory Iranian missile and drone attacks on US-linked military facilities in the region, Trump said talks on finalising a peace deal were continuing. Advertisement “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have …
