President Donald Trump knows that the Iranian regime, at least as it existed prior to the current conflict, put a target on his back after he ordered the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps assassinated in January 2020. A drone strike killed then-IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani shortly after he landed at an airport in Baghdad, Iraq. Iran immediately vowed harsh revenge, sparking a long-running threat. During the current conflict, which was launched jointly with Israel to destroy Iran\u2019s capability to threaten half the world over its still-existent nuclear weapons program, the vast majority of Iran\u2019s leadership has been wiped out. And at this point, it\u2019s not clear who is actually in charge: A civilian element, or survivors of the IRGC chain of command.<\/p>\n
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At any rate, Iran is still a nation state, and many of its senior leaders still have the Soleimani grudge against the U.S. president. Trump appeared to bring that up during remarks at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week, acknowledging the threat while also revealing his orders to Vice President JD Vance should Iran be successful in Trump out. \u201cEverything\u2019s gone. Their leaders are gone. Now they have another set of leaders \u2013 they may be gone, who knows,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd you know what? I may be gone too, because I\u2019m their number one target,\u201d Trump continued, before revealing what he has instructed his successor to do. \u201cThe only thing is, I\u2019ve left instructions \u2013 if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d Trump told the New York Post.<\/p>\n
Trump Responds to Assassination Plot Reports<\/p>\n
Trump then responded to reports that Israeli intelligence had identified a new plot to take the U.S. president out. \u201cNo, no. Israel came up with nothing. No, no,\u201d he responded. \u201cI\u2019ve been No. 1 [on Iran\u2019s kill list] for a long time, and it\u2019s the way life is, you know.\u201d Trump has given Iran many chances to comply with a negotiated cease-fire after months of bombing the Middle Eastern country over its continued nuclear weapons development. But the mullahs and the military factions still running the country didn\u2019t take those opportunities, and now they are facing the consequences. Trump said at the NATO conference the ceasefire between the United States and Iran has ended following a new round of military strikes after Iran attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz again.<\/p>\n
Trump tells The Post he’s ‘left instructions’ should Iran succeed in assassinating him: ‘Number 1’ target https:\/\/t.co\/EPjQubEJYx pic.twitter.com\/hEEg8enWgW<\/p>\n
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Trump tells The Post he\u2019s \u2018left instructions\u2019 should Iran succeed in assassinating him: \u2018Number 1\u2019 target https:\/\/t.co\/EPjQubEJYx pic.twitter.com\/hEEg8enWgW The remarks came after the United States launched what officials described as its largest series of strikes against Iranian targets since the two countries agreed to a memorandum of understanding last month. U.S. Central Command carried out the strikes in response to Iran\u2019s attacks on ships transiting the strategic waterway. According to reports from multiple maritime agencies, Iranian forces struck at least three commercial vessels, including a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker, while other ships sustained damage from projectiles.<\/p>\n
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U.S. Military Strikes Iranian Targets<\/p>\n
American forces struck more than 80 Iranian military targets, including air defense systems, radar installations, missile-related facilities and vessels operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Bandar Abbas, Bushehr and other locations across southern Iran. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones at U.S. military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, further escalating tensions between the two countries, but to little effect. Since then, the U.S. military has struck dozens more Iranian targets. Speaking with reporters in Ankara, Trump addressed the latest military strikes and said he no longer intended to negotiate with the Iranian government, accusing Tehran of negotiating in bad faith throughout the diplomatic process.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me? I think it\u2019s over. I don\u2019t want to deal with them anymore. They\u2019re scum,\u201d Trump said. He added that Iranian leaders are \u201cliars, they\u2019re cheats. They\u2019re sick people.\u201d Trump further described the situation as \u201ca waste of time\u201d and added, \u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n
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