After the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the attack by America and Israel, US President Donald Trump has made a shocking claim. He said, ‘Before he could finish me, I finished him first.’ He tried twice. This statement of Trump was shocking for many people. A question arising is whether Ayatollah Khamenei really wanted Donald Trump to die? Does Iran have enough power to enter America and eliminate its President? Was this the fear of the American President, or did he, as usual, say this just to boast? Let us understand this entire matter in detail…

Actually, Donald Trump’s reference was allegedly towards previous conspiracies to assassinate him. According to American media reports, Trump had cited an intelligence assessment released in 2024, which talked about a conspiracy related to Iran. Even before this, Trump has alleged that Iran had tried to interfere in the US elections of 2020 and 2024 so that they could be stopped.

Can there be a direct attack on Trump?

According to experts, carrying out an attack on the American President on American soil would be like a direct declaration of war. Looking at Iran’s past stance, it did not want to negotiate a direct war with America.

Then the responsibility of security of the US President lies with the US Secret Service, which gets the support of the army and intelligence agencies. A no fly zone is always in effect over Washington DC. Wherever the President goes, no fly zones are imposed for a short period of time. In such a situation, the question arises that how can Khamenei, sitting across the seven seas, try to get Trump killed?

Where does the real danger come from?

There were reports of two attempts to attack Donald Trump in the year 2024. One of these attacks took place during a rally in Butler city of Pennsylvania. The attacker was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks. Many aspects were investigated regarding the motive of this attacker, but in the initial reports it was described as the action of a ‘lone wolf’ i.e. a lone attacker. No connection to Iran was revealed in this.

In the same year, a person named Farhad Shakeri was arrested for threatening to murder Trump. The US Justice Department had alleged that he was linked to the Iranian elite force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Although Iran had denied these allegations.

What is the meaning of Trump’s statement?

Trump was referring to this threat here. He described Khamenei as ‘one of the worst people in history’ and said the action was justice not just for America but for all those who he said were affected by Khamenei’s policies.

However, security experts believe that the American President is one of the most secure persons in the world. Multi-layered security, real-time intelligence surveillance, robust transportation system and quick military response make any direct attack extremely difficult.