'On every single of their list': Trump claims Iran is plotting to assassinate him

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that Iran was plotting to assassinate him, saying he was "on every single one of their list" and accusing Tehran of seeking to target the US leadership.

"They want to take out the US Leader. I'm on every single one of their list. So far, I've had a bit of luck, but maybe it won't last. They're evil and sick people, and we must get rid of this cancer," Trump said.



Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of this year's Nato summit in Ankara, Trump said the United States' memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tehran "is over" following a fresh wave of US strikes on Iran overnight.

The remarks came after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American forces had carried out a fresh wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday.

CENTCOM said they launched the strikes “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.”

US forces said the strikes targeted Iranian air defence systems, radar installations and more than 60 small boats operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including Bandar Mahshahr, where a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed. It also reported strikes on Bushehr, home to Iran's nuclear power plant complex.