US President Donald Trump said on Friday that if the Iranian government assassinates or attempts to assassinate me, I have ordered the military to be ready to attack Iran.
“There are 1,000 locked and loaded missiles aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, and thousands more missiles will be launched immediately if the Iranian government follows through on its threat to the world to assassinate or attempt to assassinate the sitting President of the United States – i.e. me,” he said in a post on ‘Truth Social’.
On the other hand, the statement of the advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has also come to light. He has clearly stated in his statement that what is more important for Iran than dozens of nuclear bombs.
An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says the Strait of Hormuz is more important than dozens of nuclear bombs and has vowed to protect the vital waterway.
“This strategic path is more important than dozens of nuclear bombs and the Islamic Republic of Iran will protect it,” Mohsen Rezaei said, according to the Iranian News Agency.
In an interview, Trump told that he has been on Iran’s “kill list” for a long time. He also denied reports that Israeli intelligence had warned him about an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the US President.
Qatari negotiators are visiting Iran to ease tensions and resume US-Iran talks, following recent escalating military tensions between the two countries. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington had agreed to continue talks with the Islamic Republic at Tehran’s request, but reiterated that the US still considers the ceasefire between the two sides to be dead.