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Targeting the Commander-in-Chief: Iran’s Persistent Threats Against President Trump

From assassination plots to missile threats, the rogue regime in Tehran remains obsessed with targeting the American President.

Foreign PolicyPublished August 12, 2026 at 12:14 AM
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One

The Iranian regime’s long-standing obsession with targeting President Donald Trump has reached a new level of intensity, forcing the Secret Service to implement extraordinary security precautions during the President's recent travels.

Following credible intelligence regarding an Iranian missile threat against Air Force One during a return trip from a NATO summit in Turkey, the President was covertly transported via a catering truck to an alternate aircraft, leaving the primary jet as a decoy.

This necessary maneuver underscores the reality that while the United States has decimated Iran’s military capabilities and leadership, the terror-sponsoring state remains a dangerous adversary.

President Trump has been clear about his stance, famously telling reporters, 'I got him before he got me,' in reference to the strike that neutralized Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The threat is not merely rhetorical; Tehran has repeatedly attempted to orchestrate assassinations, including plots involving operatives like Asif Merchant and Farhad Shakeri, both linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Despite the regime's public denials, their own propaganda—including murals depicting the President in a coffin and banners calling for his death—reveals their true intentions. President Trump has responded with the only language the mullahs understand: overwhelming strength.

By warning that thousands of missiles are 'locked and loaded' should Iran act on its threats, the President has maintained a posture of deterrence that keeps the regime on the defensive.

While the media may focus on the optics of security protocols, the reality remains that the President is successfully dismantling a hostile power that has sought his life for years.

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