U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran” on Saturday after Israeli intelligence warned Washington of a new, highly specific plot by Tehran to assassinate him, escalating a crisis that erupted this week when Iranian-backed forces struck Qatari and Saudi tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.

In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump said 1,000 U.S. missiles were “locked and loaded” and aimed at the Islamic Republic, with “thousands more to immediately follow” if Iran carried out its threat. “Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one-year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran – PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!” he wrote. The warning came hours after funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw crowds chanting “Death to Trump” and calling for his killing.

U.S. and Israeli officials confirmed the assassination plot, describing it as “fresh” and “highly specific.” CNN and The Wall Street Journal reported that Israeli intelligence had shared detailed operational information with Washington, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to request that Trump switch planes after the NATO summit in Türkiye earlier this week. A senior U.S. official told Axios that the plot was actively in motion, though no timing or method was disclosed.

Despite the escalation, Trump said the United States had agreed to continue talks with Iran, but declared the provisional ceasefire—reached three weeks ago—was “OVER.” He insisted Washington would not tolerate further attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian forces fired on Qatari and Saudi tankers on Wednesday. In response, the U.S. conducted two nights of airstrikes on Iranian targets, prompting retaliatory missile and drone attacks on U.S.-linked facilities in the region.

Iran’s lead negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, vowed that Tehran would “never surrender” to American demands. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to meet his Omani counterpart in Muscat on Saturday to discuss maritime security in the strait, but U.S. officials said they expect a public statement from Tehran acknowledging the Hormuz is open and committing to halt attacks on commercial vessels. “We want them to publicly say that they will stop shooting at ships and explicitly, or at least implicitly, acknowledge that they screwed up,” one U.S. official told Axios .

The crisis has raised fresh doubts about the viability of a broader nuclear deal between Washington and Tehran, even as U.S. negotiators said they were making progress on the issue. “We are talking to people with authority there who say they want a deal,” one official told Axios, “but not a lot of space and time.” Meanwhile, regional mediators in Qatar and Pakistan have been shuttling between capitals in an attempt to de-escalate tensions.

The Pentagon confirmed that U.S. Central Command had conducted strikes on 170 Iranian targets this week, while Israel signaled it was prepared to launch further strikes if necessary. The European Union and Gulf states have urged both sides to return to dialogue, but the window for diplomacy appears increasingly narrow as both capitals harden their positions.

Trump’s rhetoric and military posture underscore the fragility of the current standoff, with the risk of miscalculation rising as both sides trade threats and counter-threats. The assassination plot, if confirmed, would mark a dramatic escalation in a conflict that has simmered since 2020, when Trump ordered the drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

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aljazeera · about 3 hours ago

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politico.eu · about 4 hours ago

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independent · about 4 hours ago

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yenisafak · about 4 hours ago

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greek reporter · about 5 hours ago

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japantoday · about 5 hours ago

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cyprus mail · about 5 hours ago

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die zeit · about 6 hours ago

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japantoday · about 6 hours ago

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france24 · about 6 hours ago

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mastodon bot · about 7 hours ago

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aljazeera · about 7 hours ago

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svenska dagbladet · about 7 hours ago

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nrk · about 7 hours ago

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cyprus mail · about 7 hours ago

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svenska dagbladet · about 7 hours ago

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welt.de · about 8 hours ago

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