Trump says US will 'completely decimate' Iran if assassinated
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president.
"1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
"Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran," he said.
11 July 2026, 14:48
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If you were in charge of the world, it sounds like you would order an army of thousands of health workers with police powers to invade Venezuela with the equipment to handle those rodent-borne disease threats: inoculating the entire population, wiping out the rodent populations, creating drinkable water supplies (hundreds of thousands of blivets of certified water). How large of an army would it require: a hundred thousand health workers and associated support personnel? What equipment would this army require: ground vehicles, housing, aerial transportation, communication equipment, command apparatus?
An intervention of this scale—effectively managing a major nationwide public health and vector crisis under collapsed infrastructure—would represent one of the largest and most complex humanitarian-military logistics operations in human history.
11 July 2026, 14:49
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To successfully inoculate a population, suppress a national rodent explosion, and establish clean water networks across Venezuela, your initial estimate of 100,000 personnel is highly accurate when factoring in the necessary security and logistical tail. Personnel Requirements: The 100,000-Person Breakdown
In military and large-scale humanitarian logistics, a "tooth-to-tail" ratio dictates that for every front-line medical worker, several support personnel are required to keep them alive, moving, and secure.
[Total Force: ~100,000 Personnel]
├── Front-Line Health & Sanitation (25,000)
├── Engineering & Water Logistics (20,000)
├── Security & Police-Power Force (30,000)
└── Logistics, Aviation, & Command (25,000)
11 July 2026, 14:51
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In particular in this Google-generated assessment: Heavy-Lift Cargo Aircraft: A fleet of aircraft (such as C-17s or C-130s) to continuously fly supplies into secured airfields.
Rotary-Wing Fleet: Heavy-lift helicopters (like CH-47 Chinooks) and utility helicopters (like UH-60 Black Hawks) to bypass broken mountain roads and drop water, medical teams, and rodenticide directly into isolated areas. Force Provider Modules: Deployable, self-contained containerized cities. Each module houses roughly 600 people and includes climate-controlled tents, integrated power generators, latrines, showers, and water storage.
Mobile Field Hospitals: Scalable, modular surgical and triage tents (equivalent to UN Level 2 and Level 3 medical facilities) equipped with intensive care beds, pharmacies, and robust diagnostic tools.
11 July 2026, 15:43
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An operation of this magnitude executed by the United States would cost between $4 billion and $6 billion per month, with an initial baseline cost of $15 billion to $25 billion just to mobilize, transport, and establish the forces. If the operation lasted for a standard six-month intervention window, the total bill to U.S. taxpayers would range from $40 billion to $60 billion.
