Trump threatens to ‘decimate’ Iran if Tehran attempts to assassinate him

US president vows ‘locked and loaded’ response to alleged Iranian death plot

Dubai: US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions gripping the Mideast as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a strongly worded message on the funeral of his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warning those he blamed for his death that they would face retribution.

President Trump issued a stark warning to Iran late Friday, after the Islamic Republic reportedly plotted an assassination attempt against the president.