Trump's Desperate Rhetoric on Iran: A Pattern of Provocation The latest claim from President Donald Trump is that he's "on every single one of their list" for assassination, made during a press conference at the NATO summit in Ankara.
This boast is just the latest example of the president's tendency to frame his own vulnerabilities as evidence of Iranian aggression.
Since taking office, Trump has consistently used Iran as a foil to justify US military actions and undermine diplomacy.