In July 2026, during the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, large signs reportedly threatened to assassinate former President Donald Trump. In response, Trump claimed the United States had one thousand missiles prepared and ready, and warned that Iran would be completely destroyed if it attempted to kill him. He also said he had previously issued instructions for a military response to any such attack. The threats and Trump’s statement come against a backdrop of decades of hostility between the U.S. and Iran, with this episode demonstrating the current high tensions and potential for escalation involving a former American president.