President Donald Trump warned that he has left explicit orders to wipe Iran off the face of this earth if he is ever assassinated, declaring that any such attack would trigger devastating retaliation against the Islamist regime.
The warning came during an interview with NewsNation host Katie Pavlich, in which President Trump responded to escalating threats from Tehrans leadership. According to Conservative Daily News, Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has repeatedly targeted Trump on social media, even circulating an image depicting the president in a coffin.
They shouldnt be doing it, but Ive left notification. Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up, Trump told Pavlich, making clear that any successful plot on his life would carry a catastrophic price for Iran. He criticized President Joe Biden for failing to respond forcefully to Khameneis rhetoric, adding, Originally, Biden should have said something, when they made a statement. We always said, Why isnt Biden saying anything? Because he didnt.
Trump argued that defending American leaders from foreign threats should transcend partisan politics and personal rivalries. But a president has to defend a president. If I were here, and they were making that threat to somebody, even, not even a president, but somebody, like they did with me, I would absolutely hit them so hard, he said.
He then underscored that his directives in the event of his assassination are unequivocal and uncompromising. But I have very firm instructions anything happens, theyre going to wipe them off the face of this earth, Trump stated, signaling a deterrent posture rooted in overwhelming force rather than diplomatic niceties.
The Biden Justice Department previously announced the indictment of a senior member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 2022, alleging a $300,000 plot to assassinate former National Security Advisor John Bolton. That case highlighted Irans ongoing use of terrorism and targeted killings as instruments of state policy, even against high-ranking American officials.
Trump has long taken a hard line against the Iranian regime, publicly warning Tehran not to brutalize protesters who oppose its rule. He vowed consequences if demonstrators were hanged, and while the regime refrained from mass hangings, its security forces have killed hundreds in the streets to crush dissent.
His first administration authorized the January 2020 strike that eliminated Qasem Soleimani, the infamous IRGC commander responsible for orchestrating attacks on U.S. troops and allies. That operation signaled a willingness to confront Irans terror network directly, rather than tolerate its aggression under the guise of diplomacy.
More recently, in June 2025, the United States Air Force conducted a major strike on Irans nuclear infrastructure at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, dropping as many as 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators. The 37-hour mission by seven B-2A Spirit bombers reportedly caused severe damage to Irans nuclear weapons program without any American losses, reinforcing a strategy that favors decisive military action to contain a hostile regime that continues to threaten American leaders and regional stability.
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