{"id":2545636,"date":"2026-01-20T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-whole-country-of-iran-will-be-blown-up-if-it-targets-him-6\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:16:08","slug":"trump-says-whole-country-of-iran-will-be-blown-up-if-it-targets-him-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-whole-country-of-iran-will-be-blown-up-if-it-targets-him-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8216;whole country&#8217; of Iran will be &#8216;blown up&#8217; if it targets him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-whole-country-of-iran-will-be-blown-up-if-it-targets-him-6%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2545636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an interview on NewsNation&#8217;s Katie Pavlich Tonight marking his one-year anniversary in office, President Donald Trump warned that he has ordered contingency plans to &#8220;fully destroy&#8221; Iran if its leaders follow through on threats against his life, saying &#8220;the whole country is going to get blown up&#8221; and that he left &#8220;very firm instructions&#8221; to &#8220;wipe them off the face of this Earth.&#8221; He criticized President Biden for not responding to the threats. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-whole-country-of-iran-will-be-blown-up-if-it-targets-him\/\" title=\"... says &#039;whole ...&#039; of ... will be &#039;blown up&#039; if it targets him\">article notes iran<\/a> has repeatedly issued assassination threats against Trump since the U.S. killing of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani in january 2020, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-image-of-a-sunset-from-space-was-not-captured-by-nasa\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, This Image Of A Sunset From Space Was Not Captured By NASA\">computer-generated video<\/a> of a drone attack and recent remarks by Mohammad-Javad larijani threatening a strike at Mar-a-Lago. Iranian state TV also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-segregationists-who-joe-biden-praised-before-he-was-woke\/\" title=\"5 Segregationists Who Joe Biden Praised\u2026 Before He Was \u2018Woke\u2019\">aired footage<\/a> many interpreted as a threat. tensions have risen amid widespread protests and a harsh crackdown in Iran; trump moved the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group toward the region last week but ultimately decided against launching strikes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says &lsquo;whole country&rsquo; of Iran will be &lsquo;blown up&rsquo; if it targets him<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2477602\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> issued a stark warning to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>, arguing that if it followed through on threats to his life, the entire country would be annihilated.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on NewsNation&rsquo;s <em>Katie Pavlich Tonight,<\/em> marking his one-year anniversary in office, the president was asked about threats to his life from Iranian leadership. Trump said in no uncertain terms that he left instructions to completely destroy the country as a contingency measure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4426665\/trump-board-of-peace-replace-united-nations\/\">Trump says his Board of Peace might replace UN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4426289\/mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-governor-inauguration-speech-trump\/\">Mikie Sherrill centers inauguration speech on Trump in preview of combative term as New Jersey governor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4426276\/tariffs-greenland-takeaways-trump-first-anniversary-press-briefing\/\">Tariffs, Greenland, and a &#8216;nasty&#8217; binder clip: Five takeaways from Trump&#8217;s marathon first-anniversary press briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Well, they shouldn&rsquo;t be doing it, but I&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-whole-country-of-iran-will-be-blown-up-if-it-targets-him-2\/\" title=\"... says &#039;whole ...&#039; of ... will be &#039;blown up&#039; if it targets him\">ve left notification<\/a>. Anything ever happens &hellip; the whole country is going to get blown up,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Biden should have said something. &hellip; If I were here and they were making that threat to somebody, even, not even a president, but somebody like they did with me, I would absolutely hit them so hard,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I have very firm instructions &mdash; anything happens, they&rsquo;re going to wipe them off the face of this Earth,&rdquo; Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has issued numerous assassination threats against Trump over the past six years, but the more recent ones hold more weight due to the elevated tensions, triggered by Iran&rsquo;s brutal crackdown on widespread protests. The first Iranian threats against Trump&rsquo;s life began after he ordered the assassination of the charismatic Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these threats have been detailed, such as when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lvYgUmrs_do\">computer-generated video<\/a>&nbsp;of a drone assassinating Trump while he was golfing in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>One of Iran&rsquo;s most recent threats came from Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, during the 12 Day War last year, threatening a drone strike against the president at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has done something so that he can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago,&rdquo; he said in an interview with state TV. &ldquo;As he lies there with his stomach to the sun, a small drone might hit him in the navel. It&rsquo;s very simple.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4422656\/iran-state-tv-issues-trump-assassination-threat\/\">IRAN STATE TV ISSUES TRUMP ASSASSINATION THREAT FEATURING BUTLER SHOOTING FOOTAGE: &lsquo;THIS TIME IT WON&rsquo;T MISS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Iranian state TV aired footage that focused on a sign held by a pro-government protester. The poster featured an image of Trump at Butler just after the assassination attempt, with the caption reading, &ldquo;This time, it [the bullet] won&rsquo;t miss.&rdquo; The focus on the sign was interpreted by many as an unsubtle threat against Trump, given Tehran&rsquo;s tight control over its state media.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions with Iran have reached among its highest points since the 1979 Islamic Revolution as casualties continue to mount from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-government protests sparked<\/a> by economic collapse. Trump ultimately decided against strikes last week, but began moving the USS <em>Abraham Lincoln<\/em> carrier group toward the Middle East to expand his strike options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump warns he&#8217;ll annihilate Iran if targeted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2545637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26020184353840.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53988,3823,42819,3634,36408],"class_list":["post-2545636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-escalation-2","tag-iran","tag-military-threats","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26020184353840.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2545636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2545640,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545636\/revisions\/2545640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2545637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2545636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2545636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2545636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}