U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on AI, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday ordering the United States to have Iran "obliterated" if the country assassinated him.
Trump said he was "torn" about whether or not to sign the order but decided to move forward because Iran was "too close" to having a nuclear weapon, he said in remarks Tuesday from the White House.
"Trump said he would hold talks with his counterpart in Tehran, but warned he's left 'instructions' that if Iran assassinated him, the US foe 'would be obliterated,'" Sky News first reported.
"I’ve left instructions, if they do it, they’ll be obliterated," Trump said in the news conference.
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Last year, U.S. intelligence warned that Iran had threatened to assassinate Trump.
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