President Donald Trump stated that the US has 1,000 missiles loaded and aimed at Iran, and that they would be used if Tehran attempts to assassinate him, according to a report by ynet.
President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric, stating that the US has 1,000 missiles loaded and aimed at Iran, and that they would be used if Tehran attempts to assassinate him. The statement, reported by ynet, is the most specific yet regarding the scale of a potential retaliation, building on his earlier warnings of massive retaliation.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday (Jul 10, 07:08 Jerusalem), Trump confirmed he has left standing orders for the US military to launch a massive retaliation against Iran if he is assassinated, stating he has been on Iran's target list for years. Earlier that day, he issued a directive to "wipe out Iran" if killed, and downplayed a new assassination plot as "nothing new." The sequence of statements, all from a New York Post interview, evolved from a general warning of a "heavy price" to the specific 1,000-missile threat.
The Zioneer has reported extensively on Trump's threats against Iran. On Thursday, he warned that "every attack will be met with 20 times the force" (Jul 9). On Tuesday, he threatened that "all hell will rain down" if Iran obtains nuclear weapons. And on Monday, he told the New York Times he would renew military attacks if nuclear talks falter. The new threat of 1,000 pre-loaded missiles is the most concrete yet.
The claim about 1,000 missiles loaded and aimed has not been independently verified. It is unclear whether the missiles are part of a standing posture or a rhetorical threat. No further details were provided by ynet, and the authenticity of the statement has not been confirmed by the White House.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake