After receiving a warning from Israeli intelligence about a reported Iranian assassination plot, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he has ordered the U.S. military to prepare a massive retaliatory strike—threatening to unleash a thousand missiles and fully destroy Iran if he is killed by Iranian operatives. The president has reportedly used this threat to justify escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, where a fragile ceasefire had already collapsed. Trump also publicly mused about his own mortality during a NATO summit, saying he is “No. 1 on the list for killing.” The situation raises concerns over a broader conflict with Iran and the use of assassination fears to justify military action.