US President Donald Trump said that he had ordered the army to prepare to launch attacks on Iran in the event that the Tehran government assassinated the US president or attempted an assassination. He confirmed in a post on the “Truth Social” platform that there are “a thousand missiles ready to be launched and directed towards Iran, with thousands more that will follow immediately, in the event that the Iranian government carries out its threat, which it issued in various parts of the world, to assassinate the President of the United States, who is me, or attempt Assassinate him.” He added: "The orders have already been issued, and the American army is on standby, ready, and capable, for a year that can be extended, to completely destroy all areas of Iran."