President Donald Trump cautioned Iran that it would face overwhelming repercussions if it follows through on threats to carry out a significant strike today.

Posting early this morning on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE! Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”

Trump also spoke with CBS News last night, hours after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in joint US and Israeli military action inside Iran.

Addressing the question of who could succeed Khamenei, Trump indicated that he has specific individuals in mind.

“Yes, I think so. There are some good candidates. I know exactly who, but I can’t tell you,” he stated.

Trump added that, following Khamenei’s death, he is fully aware of who now holds decision-making authority in Iran.

Despite the escalation, the President told CBS News that he still sees an opening for diplomacy with Tehran.

“Much easier now than it was a day ago, obviously, because they are getting beat up badly,” he said.

Earlier in the day, Trump publicly confirmed that Khamenei had been killed in the operation against Iran.

“He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

{Matzav.com}