US succession law means JD Vance, not an automatic ‘dead man’s switch,’ would determine any retaliation against Iran if President Trump were assassinated.

Donald Trump has made yet another grim reference to his death, detailing the instructions he has handed down to aides in the event he is assassinated.

The US leader said that Iran had allegedly been trying to kill him for many years

Donald Trump said he instructed the US to launch overwhelming military action if he is assassinated amid escalating tensions between US and Iran

Trump issued standing military orders to obliterate Iran if assassinated, as Israeli intelligence warns of a fresh Iranian plot targeting the president.

US President Trump says orders given to 'decimate and destroy all areas of Iran' if he is assassinated.

President Donald Trump has issued instructions for a significant military response against Iran. He stated that Iran has long sought his assassination and remains on their target…

The president repeats a threat to destroy Iran should anything happen to him as a ceasefire collapse in the months-long US war

U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “at levels they've never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the US military to destroy Iran ” at levels they’ve never seen before ” if Tehran follows through…

US succession law means JD Vance, not an automatic ‘dead man’s switch,’ would determine any retaliation against Iran if President Trump were assassinated.

The president’s claim raises constitutional questions about what "standing orders" can survive a transfer of power

If Trump were killed, the transfer of power to his successor is governed by the 25th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.

The U.S. does have extensive contingency plans for continuity of government in the event of a nuclear attack or other major catastrophe that wipes out most or all of Washington.

Trump says he left standing military orders against Iran, but experts say any retaliation would depend on Vice President JD Vance under US succession law.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Iranians would continue to seek revenge for the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes. | World News

US President Donald Trump has claimed he has left standing orders for the US military to unleash massive retaliation against Iran if Tehran follows through on what he described as…