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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump tells the world that Iran ‘scum’ want to assassinate him: ‘I’m the No. 1 target’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he remains a target for assassination by Iran as he concluded a whirlwind day at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Ankara with his ceasefire deal with Tehran in shambles and oil prices spiking across the globe.

Trump was recounting to reporters how the U.S. and Israel had killed off most of Tehran’s senior leadership during the opening days of the war he started five months ago when he mused aloud about whether he might end up sharing their fate at the hands of his country’s enemies.

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