US president Donald Trump on Friday said he has “left instructions” for the United States to respond with overwhelming military force if Iran were to successfully assassinate him.“I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” Trump told The New York Post. “The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before,” he added. Asked about reports that Israel had shared intelligence on a new Iranian plot to assassinate him, Trump dismissed the claim, telling The New York Post, “no, no. Israel came up with nothing.”The president added that Iran has wanted him dead for years. “I’ve been number one [on Iran’s kill list] for a long time, and it’s the way life is, you know,” he said.The remarks came after Israel shared fresh intelligence with the United States alleging that Iran had recently developed a new plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump.According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel passed the intelligence to US officials this week. CNN, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reported that the warning referred to a specific alleged plot. The details of the purported plan remain unclear, and CNN said US agencies had neither independently verified the intelligence nor been tracking the alleged plot before receiving Israel’s warning.Some US officials told CNN they believe the Israeli intelligence may also be part of a broader effort to influence President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to escalate US military action against Iran.One source told the network that US intelligence agencies had been monitoring a steady stream of threats against Trump in recent weeks, but described the Israeli warning as significant because it referred to a specific alleged plot.US officials have long warned that Iran could seek retaliation against President Donald Trump over the 2020 drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, during Trump’s first term.Iran has repeatedly vowed to avenge Soleimani’s killing.Over the weekend, mourners attending funeral proceedings for Iran’s slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, chanted slogans calling for Trump’s death.The United States and Iran have held one round of direct talks since signing their memorandum of understanding in Switzerland, along with indirect negotiations in Qatar, but there has been little indication of any diplomatic breakthrough.Despite Iran saying it had launched attacks on US assets in Qatar and Doha accusing Tehran of targeting one of its commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar on Friday appeared to remain committed to pursuing diplomatic efforts.