Trump Warns Iran of ‘Obliteration’ if Assassination Attempt Succeeds 

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President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that Iran would face total destruction if it attempted to assassinate him, stating that he has left instructions for an immediate retaliatory strike in such an event. 

“If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end,” Trump said from the Oval Office while signing an order to reimpose “maximum pressure” on Tehran. The directive instructs Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to tighten sanctions on Iran’s oil sales and enforce existing restrictions to reduce its exports to zero. 

“I’ve left instructions. If they do it, they get obliterated. There won’t be anything left,” Trump said. “And Biden should have said that, but he never did. I don’t know why. Lack of intelligence, perhaps.”   

Trump said he reluctantly reinstated the sanctions to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. “With me, it’s very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” he said, claiming the country is “too close” to developing weapons-grade uranium. 

Iran has allegedly sought to assassinate Trump and former officials from his first administration as retaliation for the U.S.-ordered killing of Gen. Qasem Soleimani in 2020. Despite this, Trump ordered the removal of security details for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton. 

Iranian cyber groups have also reportedly attempted to hack individuals linked to Trump in an effort to disrupt his 2024 candidacy. 

Trump criticized former President Joe Biden for resisting bipartisan efforts to tighten economic sanctions on Iran. A group of 62 House members, including Democrats Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, urged Biden to enforce sanctions after Iranian oil exports surged, generating an estimated $88 billion from illicit sales between 2021 and 2023. 

Republican lawmakers also pressed Biden to revoke a sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity, which they estimated would provide Tehran with $10 billion. 

In 2023, Biden agreed to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil proceeds held by South Korea in exchange for the release of five Iranian-American prisoners. While the funds were meant for humanitarian aid, reports indicate that a “quiet agreement” was reached to pause distribution following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.

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