Donald Trump has warned he may be assassinated by Iran as he is the regime's 'number one target', speaking at a news conference at the end of the Nato summit in Turkey. Trump said: 'Iran had leaders, they're gone. And they had another set of leaders; they're gone. Now they have another set of leaders. They may be gone. Who knows? And you know what? I may be gone too, because I'm their number one target. It's out all over the place. I'm their number one because they're scum. That's the way they act, and that's the way they've done it for 47 years.'
Trump rejects 'strategic dead end' claim
Trump also rejected that the war with Iran had been a 'strategic dead end', saying he thought it was the 'opposite'. 'The Iran war has been a tremendous military success,' he added. 'I'm not sure I want to make a deal with them. We can play games, but I'm not sure I want to make a deal. Let's just finish the job.'
Iran strikes US military sites
Yesterday, Iran said it had launched attacks on 85 US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait after the US carried out fresh strikes on multiple commercial vessels on the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said they began the assault to 'impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent individuals in an international waterway'. Multiple oil tankers were targeted yesterday and today, the UK Maritime Trade Operations confirmed. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has framed its latest action as retaliation for what it called a US ceasefire violation.
US accuses Iran of ceasefire violation
In a statement, CENTCOM said: 'Iran's demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.' The attacks came hours after the US said it would reinstate sanctions on Iran because of the strikes on ships. In late June, the US and Iran accused each other of violating the terms of the ceasefire after the two countries exchanged fire days after Trump signed a peace agreement with the country. CENTCOM declared it had hit multiple targets across Iran.
