Trump Leaves Directives to Bomb Iran at Unprecedented Levels If Assassinated

U.S. President Donald Trump has formalized contingency directives mandating an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran in the event of his assassination.

The orders dictate that catastrophic retaliatory strikes should Tehran succeed in its long-standing efforts to target the president.

Trump outlined the standing instructions to the New York Post on Friday, emphasizing the severity of the planned response.

“I’ve left instructions,” Trump said. “If anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”

“I hope you’ll miss me,” he added.

Long-Standing Kill List

The president dismissed recent reports of novel assassination plots forwarded by Israeli intelligence.

He noted that the intelligence yielded no fresh operational plans, maintaining that Tehran's intent to eliminate him has been an established fact for years.

Intelligence shared with Washington reportedly indicated that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Ahmad Vahidi desired the president's death.

This information did not outline a formal or immediate tactical plot.

Iranian efforts to target the U.S. leader have persisted since 2020. The campaign was triggered by the U.S.-directed operation that resulted in the death of Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani.

Multiple assassination attempts have been intercepted since a separate shooting incident at a political rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024.

Escalating Geopolitical Friction

Public rhetoric from Tehran intensified significantly this week during memorial events for the country's slain supreme leader.

Iranian demonstrators displayed banners demanding the president's death, while a eulogist publicly framed the assassination as a duty.

This surge in public hostility follows the collapse of a nascent diplomatic framework between Washington and Tehran.

Trump formally abandoned a U.S.-Iran cease-fire and an associated memorandum of understanding after Iranian forces engaged three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz early this week.

Military and Economic Retaliation

Washington responded to the maritime engagements with sweeping military and economic measures.

The administration revoked U.S. waivers on Iranian oil sanctions, targeting Tehran's primary revenue stream.

The economic sanctions were accompanied by a massive kinetic response. U.S. forces executed nearly 200 military strikes across Iranian territory over a two-day period on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Security Protocols Altered

The president reiterated the persistent threat during the NATO summit in Ankara. Addressing the diplomatic gathering, Trump criticized the Iranian leadership and noted their historical behavioral patterns spanning nearly five decades.

The acknowledged assassination risk has forced adjustments to presidential security procedures.

The White House confirmed that Trump executed an aircraft swap while returning from Türkiye on Wednesday, a specific tactical maneuver implemented to mitigate Iranian threats.