TIRED of conspiracy to kill Trump: US-Iran tensions are heating up
The White House is confirming ongoing diplomatic talks with Iran, despite recent military strikes and intelligence shared by Israel revealing a new Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump. Banners clearly calling for Trump’s death were displayed at the Ayatollah’s funeral, raising concerns. President Trump says he is ‘number one on their kill list.’
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President Donald Trump said he left behind instructions to strike Iran if Tehran succeeds in its attempt to kill him.
“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” he told the New York Post on Friday. “… The only thing is, I left instructions – if anything happens, to just bomb them at levels they’ve never seen before.”
Trump said that Tehran has long wanted him to be killed, and said that there are no new plans to kill him amid recent reports that Israel has raised the alarm about an Iranian plot to take him out, the newspaper reported.
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A banner calling for the assassination of President Trump at the funeral of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters)
“No, no, Israel is not coming up with anything,” Trump said. “I have been No [on Iran’s kill list] for a long time, and it’s a way of life, you know.”
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Iran sought Trump’s death after he ordered the 2020 strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Recently, mourners mourned his death during the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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A truck carrying the coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family passes mourners during a funeral procession towards the Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
“I swear on the blood of the Supreme Leader, Trump, we will kill you!” they shouted, women holding signs reading “Kill Trump.”
Internally, Trump has been the target of assassination plots in the United States. In July 2024, a bullet lodged in his ear when a gunman opened fire at his campaign in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate after Trump lifted a ceasefire after Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz this week.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘negotiations,'” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social. “We agreed to do that, but the United States told them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is ENDING! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Photos of President Donald Trump after the assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024. (Russian Embassy in Kenya/X/Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
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Trump noted Iran’s desire to target him during a press conference this week at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
“They had leaders, they are no more. Then they had other leaders, they are no more,” he said. “Now they have another set of leaders – they might be gone, who knows? And you know what? I might be gone too. Because I’m their No. 1 target – it’s all over the place. Because they’re cowards.”
