WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to launch 1,000 missiles against Iran, "with thousands of more to immediately follow," if Tehran acts on its threat to assassinate him.
"Orders have already been given, and the US Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran," he wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Earlier Friday, Trump said that Washington has agreed to continue negotiations with Iran, although it has informed Tehran that the ceasefire is over.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue 'talks.' We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
US forces carried out repeated strikes against Iran earlier this week in response to several attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In retaliation, Iran struck US military bases and facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan with missiles and drones.
