US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with “1000 Missiles… Locked and Loaded,” adding that the US is “ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas” of the country if its leadership attempts to assassinate him.
Israel’s intelligence had recently shared with the Trump administration Iranian threats to assassinate him. Two US sources familiar with the matter said recent US intelligence assessments show no indication of a new, specific Iranian plot to kill Trump, but rather a steady drumbeat of chatter about various Iranian actors wanting to do so.
CNN’s Rhea Mogul, Jennifer Hansler, Eyad Kourdi, Lauren Kent, Kevin Liptak, Kit Maher and Aida Karimi contributed reporting.
