In 2025, President Donald Trump made a striking statement about potential threats to his life from Iran.

Global tensions continue to rise. This weekend, the United States and Israel conducted coordinated airstrikes on Iran, reportedly killing Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four family members.

Iran has retaliated by launching missiles and drones at U.S. bases and other targets in the region, further raising tensions across the Middle East. Both sides have indicated that the fighting could drag on for weeks, keeping the situation extremely volatile.

A British military base in Cyprus was struck by a suspected Iranian drone early Monday. The Royal Air Force’s RAF Akrotiri base suffered minor runway damage, but authorities in the U.K. confirmed there were no casualties.

Donald Trump’s statement regarding potential threats to his life

A full year before Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at putting maximum pressure on Tehran, granting the U.S. sweeping authority, according to CBS 42.

The president emphasized that he hoped such measures wouldn’t have to be used extensively, expressing a desire for a peaceful resolution where all parties could “live together.” At the same time, he also made it clear that if Iran attempted to assassinate him, the consequences would be catastrophic.

His words, now resurfacing, left little doubt: any attack on Trump would mean Iran’s total destruction. During discussions in February 2025, a little more than a year ago, Trump vowed that any attack on him would be met with complete annihilation.

“They haven’t done that, and that would be a terrible thing for them to do. Not because of me — if they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. 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,” Trump said, according to VT.

The statement came as part of his broader “maximum pressure” strategy, aimed at forcing Tehran to the negotiating table.