In Reply to: Now 4 US soldiers dead...... posted by bluebellknoll on March 02, 2026 at 06:57:53
2026 Threats: In January 2026, Iranian state TV broadcast a threatening message featuring an image of the 2024 assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania, with a caption in Farsi that translated to"This time it [the bullet] will not miss the target".
Active Plots: The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed charges related to thwarted plots by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to assassinate Trump, including the arrest of an individual with alleged Iran-linked backing in 2024.
Retaliation: Iranian leadership has consistently vowed to avenge the 2020 death of Qasem Soleimani, with a 2021 post from the Supreme Leader’s office showing a drone hovering over Trump and stating "revenge is inevitable".
Security Impact: These threats prompted the Secret Service to increase security for Trump prior to the 2024 election.
Following these threats, Donald Trump stated that he instructed his advisors to "obliterate" Iran if they were successful in killing him