CHILLING threats to kill Donald Trump have emerged in Iran's propaganda newspaper after he threatened to bomb the regime“like never before”.
Iran has placed its military troops on “full alert” amid looming threats of a .
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneiis said to have put Iran's military on standby to prepare for any future strikes from the US.
Tehran was slapped with a chillingdeadlineto either hold direct talks and sign a new nuclear agreement or potentially face military action.
But Khamenei strongly refused to agree to Trump's demands, saying that Iran will not engage in any direct negotiations with the US.
The snub saw a furious .
The president vowed to if the regime does not fall in lineand strike up a new nuclear dealwith the US.
Amid the potential strike threat, Kayhan – a hardline Iranian newspaper managed by Khamenei's representative – issued a column calling to assassinate Trump.
The chilling threat was written in retaliation to the 2020 killing of IRGC's Qassim Soleimani by US airstrikes.
President Trump has given his team strict instructions to “obliterate” Iran if the country ever assassinates him.
It was revealed in November that an in an assassination that would have shaken the world.
USprosecutors say the— said to be hiding inTehran— to devise a seven-day plan to spy on and murder him.
In February, Trump responded to a question over what protocols would instantly be triggered should he be killed by an Iranian plot by saying there is already a plan set.
He said: “I've left instructions if they do it, they get obliterated, there won't be anything left.”
Federal authorities have been tracking Iranian threats against Trump and other US administration officials for years.
Meanwhile, Khamenei is said to be amassing troops to brace for a potential conflict.
He ordered Iran's armed forces to .
One senior Iranian military official said that the regime's decision to ditch their support for the Houthis was made to prepare for a direct conflict with the US, according toThe Telegraph.
The source said that Tehran wants to focus more on the threat fromDonald Trumprather than spending its resources on its proxy network in the Middle East.
It comes just days after Flying Eze exclusively revealed how thewhich was “long overdue”.
A senior Israeli politician intold Flying Eze it is more important now than ever to stop Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s nuclear ambitions.
Meanwhile, Iran sent a chilling strike threat to neighbouring countries, warning that any support for a US attack onIranwould be seen as an act of hostility.
The stark notices issued to neighbouring countries also include warnings of using their air space or territory by theduring a potential attack.
It added that doing so would “have severe consequences for them,” the official said, revealing that Ayatollah Khamenei had chillingly put Iran's armed forces on high alert.
However, though Iran strongly rejected Trump's consistent demand for talks, it wants to continue indirect negotiations through Oman – a longtime channel for messages between the rival states.
And Iran's allysaid on Thursday that any US threats of militarystrikesagainst it were unacceptable, before desperately calling for restraint on Friday.
While Iran tries to gain more support from, it remains sceptical about‘s commitment to its ally as it “depends on the dynamics” of the relationship between Trump and Putin, a second Iranian official said.
ON THE EDGE
Trump said he would slap Tehran with further sanctions under his administration's maximum pressure policy to cripple its economy.
Trump told NBC: “If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing.
“It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.”
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded to Trump's threat, saying the US would receive a strong blow if they decide to act.
Khamenei said: “The enmity from the US and Israel has always been there.
“They threaten to attack us, which we don't think is very probable, but if they commit any mischief, they will surely receive a strong reciprocal blow.
“And if they are thinking of causing sedition inside the country, as in past years, the Iranian people themselves will deal with them.”
LOCKING TARGETS
The war of words came as the US amassed at least five B-2 strategic bombers on the British island of Diego Garcia – all aimed at Iran.
Iran is over 2,300 miles from where the bombers are stationed – but the B-2s have a massive 6,900-mile range.
The heavy bombers can obliterate targets with their huge 25-tonne bomb payload per jet.
It had been after against them two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, reports also emerged revealing Tehran's preparation for a potential US strike.
Iran is said to be readying itself by setting up missiles with the capability to strike US positions,The Tehran Timesrevealed.
A significant number of these weapons are located in underground facilities scattered across the country, designed to withstand airstrikes.
