Trump says missiles aimed at Iran if Tehran targets US president

Trump warns missiles are aimed at Iran if Tehran attempts to assassinate the U.S. president

By Reuters Published: 2026-07-11T08:38:00+04:00 1 min read
File photo: US President Donald Trump looks on as he sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2026. REUTERS
File photo: US President Donald Trump looks on as he sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 26, 2026. REUTERS

U.S. 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 U.S. 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."