Trump says he has instructed that Iran be ‘obliterated’ if it assassinates him

“I’ve left instructions if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left”

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the White House. Picture: Evan Vucci/AP

US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him.

“If they did that they would be obliterated,” Mr Trump said to reporters while signing an executive order calling for the US government to impose maximum pressure on Tehran.