Trump claims he ordered ‘obliteration’ of Iran if he’s assassinated in chilling warning: ‘I’ve left instructions’
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that Iran will be “obliterated” if it assassinates him — saying he’s drafted an order to that effect if he dies.
“If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end,” Trump said in the Oval Office as he signed an order to reimpose “maximum pressure” on Tehran, including directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to tighten sanctions on the theocracy’s oil sales and enforce violations of existing restrictions in a bid to reduce its exports to “zero.”
Donald Trump issued a chilling warning to Iran on Tuesday when the president was asked about the country potentially assassinating him. Getty Images
“I’ve left instructions. If they do it, they get obliterated. There won’t be anything left, and...