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Trump touts bizarre automatic retaliation policy in case Iran assassinate him

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:13 July 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

US president Donald Trump wants to create an automatic retaliation policy if Iran manages to assassinate him. The erratic US leader’s idea emerged as Iran and the US returned to open hostilities around a month into the Oman-brokered negotiating period to end the war. Associated Press (AP) reported on 13 July: President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they’ve never seen before” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. The news agency added that: the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic,…

Israeli occupation attempts to assassinate Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:10 July 2026
Post last modified:10 July 2026

The Israeli occupation, on 9 July, tried but failed to assassinate Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem. “Israeli” drone targeted Hamas spokesperson’s car An Israeli occupation drone targeted Qassem’s vehicle near Abbas Junction, West of Gaza City, on the afternoon of 9 July. Qassem was not in the vehicle at the time. But his bodyguard, Mohammed Al-Fayoumi, was killed. Three others were also wounded, as the car was hit on a crowded street. Qassem had attended a press conference on 7 July, in which Hamas announced it was dissolving its civilian governing body in Gaza. He told the AFP news agency at the…