Trump threatens to “annihilate” Iran if targeted, Tehran says “we kept our word”

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran would be “completely annihilated” if it makes any attempt to assassinate him, as Tehran reaffirmed its commitment to a memorandum of understanding with Washington despite the United States imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities.

11 July, 2026 12:12

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Trump threatened on Friday that the United States would “completely annihilate” Iran if it carried out or attempted any assassination operation against him, saying he had ordered the U.S. military to respond immediately in such a scenario.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that “1,000 missiles are ready to launch” toward Iran, followed by “thousands more missiles” if any assassination attempt against him occurs, adding that the U.S. military is ready, willing, and capable of carrying out those orders.

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that his country had “kept its word” regarding the memorandum of understanding with the United States, accusing Washington of violating the agreement’s terms. His remarks came after Trump announced the resumption of talks between the two sides following the intervention of mediators. Araghchi added, however, that the ceasefire agreed between the two countries in June had “ended.”

In a related development, the United States imposed new sanctions targeting Iranian businessman and banker Ali Ansari, along with 13 other individuals and entities, accusing them of financing figures linked to Iran’s leadership and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The sanctions also targeted exchange companies and front companies that Washington said were used to evade sanctions and transfer billions of dollars for the benefit of sanctioned Iranian institutions.

The U.S. State Department said the measures aim to undermine the Iranian government’s financial resources, while the Treasury Department emphasized that it would continue isolating senior Iranian officials from the global financial system.

Iran, for its part, announced its readiness for “comprehensive defense” if the United States violates the memorandum of understanding. Its chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, pledged in a post on Telegram that the war “will never end with Tehran’s surrender.”

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