- Trump publicly claimed he left standing orders to “destroy” Iran if they try to assassinate him, saying thousands of missiles are “locked and loaded.”
- There’s no automatic “dead man’s switch” — if a president is killed the 25th Amendment and Succession Act make the vice president (now J.D. Vance) commander in chief, who could choose to retaliate or not.
- Tensions are high: Iran’s leaders have vowed revenge amid recent funerals and alleged plots, and U.S./allied warnings about threats to American leaders have intensified.
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