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Trump threatens Iran with destruction after attack

By , based on La Nouvelle Tribune

Trump threatens Iran with destruction after attackGage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0

Donald Trump threatened Iran with massive retaliation if a senior US official were killed, saying the country “would not exist for very long”. The threat came on 12 November 2026 as Washington and Tehran remain engaged in an open conflict, according to Salem News Channel.

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with destruction on Thursday in response to a question about the possibility of Iranians killing a senior US official. During a telephone interview with Salem News Channel, he replied: “They would not exist for very long”, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.

The United States and Iran have been engaged in a conflict for several months. Washington struck Iranian nuclear sites in June 2025 in Operation Midnight Hammer, then launched Operation Epic Fury in February 2026.

Qatari mediators attempted in early November to bring the two capitals closer around a draft agreement. Donald Trump had previously said the war would end “immediately” after the US midterm elections on 3 November.

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