by Steven Nelson at New York Post
POTUS: Iran would be “obliterated” if they were to retaliate against the U.S. over the killing of Soleimani pic.twitter.com/DEIiKRWDhX
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that Iran will be “obliterated” if it assassinates him — saying he’s drafted an order to that effect if he dies.
“If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end,” Trump said in the Oval Office as he signed an order to reimpose “maximum pressure” on Tehran, including directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to tighten sanctions on the theocracy’s oil sales — and enforce violations of existing restrictions — in a bid to reduce its exports to “zero.”
“I’ve left instructions. If they do it, they get obliterated. There won’t be anything left, and they shouldn’t be able to do it. And Biden should have said that, but he never did. I don’t know why. Lack of intelligence, perhaps.”
Trump said that he was reluctantly signing the order to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
“With me, it’s very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said, suggesting that the country is “too close” to developing weapons-grade uranium.
Iran allegedly has sought to assassinate Trump and various officials who served…
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