President Donald Trump said he has left instructions should Iran assassinate him.
Speaking to the New York Post, Trump reiterated that he has "been on their list for a long time."
"I've left instructions: if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they've never seen before," he added.
The remarks follow a report claiming that Israel recently alerted the U.S. that Iran had devised a new plan to assassinate him.
CNN detailed that the warning took place this week. One source told the outlet that the U.S. had picked up intelligence about potential plans to target the president, but Israel provided new information about a specific plot.
However, other officials claimed that the intelligence could be aimed at convincing Trump to make a decision related to the war in Iran as the countries escalated strikes in the Strait of Hormuz this week.
Asked about the report, Trump "indicated there was no fresh plan from Iran — but said Tehran has wanted him dead for years," according to the outlet. "No, no. Israel came up with nothing." "I hope you'll miss me," he said.
Tensions remain elevated in the meantime. Trump said Iran has asked to continue negotiations and he has agreed, but clarified that the ceasefire is over.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue "talks." We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!" Trump said in a social media publication.
The countries exchanged strikes earlier this week after Tehran targeted commercial ships in the key waterway, leading to retaliatory strikes from Washington and responses from Tehran, which targeted Gulf countries.
Trump said he doesn't "know" whether the U.S. and Iran are set to go back to a full-scale war, but claimed Tehran "badly" wants to deescalate the renewed hostilities.
Speaking to press aboard Air Force one while returning to the U.S. this week, he said that should such a scenario take place, the U.S. would "win it very quickly."
"They have very little left, and they want to make a deal so badly. They called a little while ago. They want to make a deal so badly. I just don't know if they're worthy of making a deal. I don't know that they're going to honor the deal. That's the problem," he added.
