Donald Trump Issues Chilling Threat About What Would Happen If Iran Assassinated Him

Donald Trump is someone who usually means exactly what he says. When he speaks to the media, especially about serious issues, he’s not joking or exaggerating. Known for his tough and bold leadership style, Trump recently made a strong and chilling statement about Iran.

On June 17, 2025, while signing a new executive order aimed at increasing pressure on Iran, he warned that if the Iranian government ever tries to assassinate him, their country would be completely destroyed. He told reporters, “If they did that, they would be obliterated. I’ve left instructions—if they do it, they get obliterated. There won’t be anything left.”

This warning comes at a time when there have already been long-standing concerns that Iran might try to target Trump or other U.S. officials. These threats became more serious after Trump gave the order in 2020 to kill Qassem Soleimani, one of Iran’s top military commanders. While Trump claims he has left behind specific plans in case something happens to him, legally, if he is ever assassinated, it would be Vice President JD Vance who becomes president. Vance wouldn’t be forced to carry out Trump’s personal instructions.

Trump’s statement about wiping out Iran if they ever killed him is just one of many intense comments he’s made about the country. Earlier, he had also threatened to bomb Iran “like never before” if they refused to make a deal with the U.S.

These kinds of remarks have made things worse between the two countries. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responded by saying the U.S. and Israel have always been enemies of Iran. He added that if the U.S. or its allies do anything harmful, Iran will hit back hard. He also warned that if anyone tries to create unrest inside the country, the Iranian people will handle it themselves.

Tensions rose even higher when a hardline Iranian newspaper, Kayhan, which is linked to Iran’s leadership, published a disturbing column that appeared to call for Trump’s assassination. According to Fox News, the piece said Trump would soon be shot in the head as revenge for Soleimani’s death and claimed his decisions had already cost the U.S. economy $3 trillion in damages.

In fact, in November, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed it had stopped an Iranian plot to assassinate Trump just before the 2024 election. The plan involved a man named Farhad Shakeri, a 51-year-old Afghan national living in Iran.

He was believed to work closely with the Iranian government. According to court records, he had been told by someone in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to focus fully on planning Trump’s assassination. Shakeri was not just any criminal—he had already been in prison for robbery in the U.S. and was reportedly running a network of people used by Iran for spying and murder-for-hire missions.

Iran, however, has denied all these accusations. Their foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, dismissed the U.S. claims and called them nothing but “Zionist lies.”

Meanwhile, Iran is currently in open conflict with Israel. Iran recently launched a massive missile and drone attack on Israel, and the country warned that if the U.S. gets involved militarily, it would lead to a full-scale war. Iran’s top leaders have said that if America steps in, the consequences will be massive and possibly irreversible.

All of this shows just how delicate the situation is. Tensions between the U.S., Iran, and Israel are dangerously high, and the future is uncertain. But one thing is clear: Iran sees Trump as a serious enemy. Whether it’s because of Soleimani’s death or their overall resentment toward the West, Iran clearly holds deep anger toward him. Still, Trump continues to stand firm and defiant. Despite his age, he remains confident and says he’s always ready for anything that might come his way.