President Donald Trump told the _New York Post_ on Friday that he has “left instructions” for a massive U.S. bombing campaign against Iran if he is killed by the Islamic Republic.
“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” Trump said. “The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”
Trump made the comments amid renewed U.S.-Iran friction. He said Israel had reported no fresh plot to kill him, but added, “I’ve been No. 1 [on Iran’s kill list] for a long time”. The remarks came days after Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran “over” following attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has publicly vowed revenge since the 2020 U.S. strike that killed Qassem Soleimani. At a recent funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, banners reading “WE WILL KILL TRUMP” were displayed. Israeli intelligence also reportedly shared information with Washington about a new Iranian assassination plot targeting Trump.
Trump himself has said he faces “a threat all the time” and is “Iran’s top target”. U.S. officials have previously alleged multiple Iran-linked plots, which Tehran has denied as “baseless”.
The claim was circulated by accounts like BRICSinfo alongside an image of Trump in the Oval Office with an Iranian flag, framing it within multipolar power dynamics and U.S. deterrence messaging. BRICS leaders have previously condemned military strikes on Iran as a “blatant breach of international law”, and the bloc has been positioned by analysts as a test of whether it can protect a member from U.S. pressure.
The statement adds to an escalating war of words. Trump has also warned Iran would be “wiped off” or “obliterated” if it targeted him. Meanwhile, the U.S. has resumed strikes after Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz, and Congress is seeking briefings on Iran operations…See More
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