US President Trump urgently warns Iran against an assassination attempt on him. Image: Keystone
July 11, 2026, 10:30July 11, 2026, 10:33
Donald Trump’s rhetoric towards Iran is becoming harsher. On Saturday night, the US President wrote on Truth Social:
“1,000 rockets are ready and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
He continues: “And thousands more will immediately follow if the Iranian government carries out its threat to assassinate or attempt to assassinate the sitting president of the United States of America – in this case me.”
Trump’s warning comes a few hours laterafter Israel reportedly warned the US government of Iranian plans to assassinate the president.
According to Trump, the orders have been given and the US military is prepared to “completely devastate and destroy all areas of Iran” within a year in the event of an assassination attempt.
USA issues ultimatum
Meanwhile, it became known on Saturday night that the USA was insisting on a quick solution to the Hormuz issue. The Iranian leadership should publicly assure that the strait is open and that Iran will refrain from attacks on merchant ships, wrote the “Axios” portal and the “Wall Street Journal,” among others, citing US government officials.
The demand was brought to Iran directly and through intermediaries, it said. The USA had attacked targets in Iran in recent days, justifying this with attacks on merchant ships in the strait, which is important for the global trade in oil, gas and fertilizer. Trump confirmed on Friday the end of the ceasefire in the war with Iran. At the same time, he left the door open for discussions. Tehran asked for talks to continue and the US agreed, Trump wrote on his platform. He put the word conversations in quotation marks.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai rejected claims that Tehran had sought negotiations with the United States, according to pro-government broadcaster Press TV. (ome/sda)