Trump’s warning to Iran over assassination plot: ‘1,000 missiles locked and loaded’

US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran of overwhelming military retaliation if Tehran attempts to assassinate him, claiming that “1,000 missiles are locked and loaded” and ready to strike.

In a strongly worded post on Truth Social, Trump said the US military had already received orders to “completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran” for a period of one year, with the option to extend the directive, if any assassination plot against the US president is carried out.

“Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able,” Trump wrote, adding that the warning was in response to threats he said had emerged from “many corners of the globe.”

The remarks came after speakers at the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, reportedly called for Trump’s assassination, weeks after a June 17 ceasefire eased tensions following the recent conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States.

Meanwhile, Washington has also intensified pressure on Tehran over security in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route. The Trump administration has demanded that Iran publicly guarantee the safety of commercial vessels and halt attacks on ships transiting the strategic waterway, warning there would be serious consequences if it failed to do so.