President Trump on Tuesday said that he has left instructions that if Iran were to assassination him, the country should be destroyed.

The president made the remark after signing an executive order in the Oval Office that reiterates applying maximum pressure on Tehran by giving him all the possible tools to engage with its government, calling the action “very tough on Iran.”

“I’m going to sign it but hopefully we are not going to have to use it very much,” Trump said, adding that he wants to see about working out a deal with Iran so everybody “can live together.”

When questioned about Iran and proxies threatening to assassinate him, Trump said the U.S. adversary........

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