Trump says missiles aimed at Iran if Tehran targets US president

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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at US Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, Eastern England, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. /CFP

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had ordered the ‌military ⁠to be prepared to launch strikes against Iran if ‌the Iranian government ‌carried out or attempted ‌an assassination of the president.

"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!," he said in a Truth Social post.

"Orders have ‌already been given, and the ‌US 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."

Source(s): Reuters

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