BREAKING: 'Code Red' at the White House
The rhetoric surrounding U.S.–Iran relations has intensified once again, as Donald Trump delivered a stark and uncompromising warning to Tehran over alleged assassination threats. In a series of striking remarks, Trump made it clear that any attempt on his life would provoke a devastating response.
“Well, they shouldn’t be doing it but I’ve left notification,” Trump said. “Anything ever happens, we’re going to blow the whole — the whole country’s going to get blown up.”
His comments reflect deep-rooted tensions dating back to his first administration, particularly after the 2020 killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. According to intelligence briefings conducted during the administration of Joe Biden, the alleged threats against Trump were believed to be retaliation for that strike. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland had acknowledged the seriousness of such plots.
Despite this, Trump criticized Biden for not addressing the issue more forcefully, arguing that American leaders should stand united in the face of foreign threats.
“But I have very firm instructions,” Trump continued. “Anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth.”
At the same time, Trump turned his attention to ongoing diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran, particularly talks taking place in Geneva. While maintaining his tough stance, he expressed cautious optimism about the possibility of a deal.
“So, I’ll be involved in those talks indirectly, and they’ll be very important. We’ll see what can happen,” Trump said aboard Air Force One. “Typically, Iran’s a very tough negotiator; they’re good negotiators — or bad negotiators. I would say they’re bad negotiators because we could have had a deal instead of sending the B2s to knock out their nuclear potential. We had to send the B2s. I hope they’re going to be more reasonable. They want to make a deal.”
When asked whether an agreement might be out of reach, Trump dismissed the idea:
“No. I think they want to make a deal. I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal. They want to make a deal.”
Trump has previously reinforced this position, stating shortly after returning to office that he had already given orders for an extreme response in the event of an assassination attempt.
“They haven’t done that and that would be a terrible thing for them to do,” he said at the time. “Not because of me — if they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. I’ve left instructions, if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left.”
Beyond rhetoric, Trump signaled that military pressure could escalate if diplomacy fails. He revealed that the United States is considering deploying additional naval forces to the region, potentially adding to the existing presence that includes the USS Abraham Lincoln and multiple warships.
“Either we will make a deal or we will have to do something very tough like last time,” Trump told Axios, referencing previous strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. “Last time they didn’t believe I would do it. They overplayed their hand. We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going.”
According to Trump, the United States is not only focused on Iran’s nuclear ambitions but also on limiting its ballistic missile program and curbing its support for proxy forces across the Middle East—conditions that Iranian officials have so far resisted expanding into negotiations.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing for high-level discussions in Washington, where he is expected to push for a tougher and more comprehensive agreement.
“I will present to the president our understanding of the principles of the negotiations (with Iran) – the essential principles that are important not only to Israel – but to everyone who wants peace and security in the Middle East,” Netanyahu said ahead of his visit.
Despite the escalating tone and visible military buildup, Trump maintains that a diplomatic resolution is still possible. His repeated insistence that “they want to make a deal” underscores a strategy that blends pressure with negotiation—leaving the outcome uncertain, but undeniably high-stakes.
My Husband Slapped Me Twice in His Jewelry Store—Then I Discovered He'd Forged My Signature to Steal My Mother's Company
My husband slapped me twice in his luxury jewelry store while his mistress smiled. I left my wedding ring on the counter and warned him about his shares. But he had no idea I'd discovered a forged document giving him control of my inheritance. With my twenty-ninth birthday approaching, he was preparing to sell my mother's beloved workshop. Then an old photograph arrived from Vermont. The man in it was my father—the man I'd buried seventeen years earlier. And my husband already knew he was alive.
PART 1.
Nathan's hand connected with my face before I could finish saying his name.
The first slap sent my head turning toward a glass display filled with emerald necklaces.
The second knocked me backward against the counter, and I lost my balance, landing hard on the polished marble floor of his Madison Avenue jewelry store.
For a moment, all I could hear was the soft music playing through the ceiling speakers.
Nathan stood over me, breathing heavily.
Celeste Rowan watched from beside a brightly illuminated jewelry case, wearing a champagne-colored silk dress and a smile that made my stomach turn.
She didn't move to help me.
"Why are you here?" Nathan demanded.
"Are you following me now? You can't just show up and cause a scene."
I touched my cheek.
Blood filled my mouth where my teeth had cut the inside of it.
Near the entrance, an employee stopped arranging a tray of jewelry.
Another worker looked down at the floor.
Nobody said anything.
Four years earlier, Nathan had slipped a diamond ring onto my finger and promised that we would build something beautiful together.
Now he had struck me in front of the woman he'd been sleeping with for six months.
I pushed myself upright.
"I came to give you something back."
My fingers trembled as I removed my wedding ring.
I placed it carefully on the glass counter.
Celeste's smile widened.
"I guess she finally understands," she murmured.
I ignored her.
"My lawyer will be claiming half your shares by tomorrow," I told Nathan.
His expression changed.
The anger disappeared so quickly that it almost frightened me.
"Emma, wait."
I turned toward the entrance.
"Emma, you don't understand what you're doing."
"That's funny," I said quietly.
"Because for the first time in four years, I think I do."
He followed me halfway across the showroom.
"Don't make this ugly."
I looked back at the woman standing beside him.
"You already did."
Outside, I climbed into a cab and photographed my swelling cheek before calling Maya Ortiz.
Maya had been my attorney for only eight days.
In those eight days, she'd uncovered enough irregularities in my mother's company records to make me question almost everything I believed about my marriage.
"Did you go to the store?" she asked.
"Yes."
"What happened?"
"Nathan hit me. Twice."
She went silent.
Then her voice sharpened.
"Are you safe?"
"I'm in a cab."
"Go directly to urgent care. I'll meet you there. And Emma?"
"Yes?"
"Don't speak to him again."
I stared through the window at the traffic moving along Madison Avenue.
"I need you to preserve the security footage," I said.
"We will."
"And I need that shareholder meeting stopped."
Maya exhaled.
"We're working on it."
The meeting was scheduled for Friday.
My twenty-ninth birthday.
It was also the day a document bearing my forged signature supposedly transferred the voting rights attached to my forty-two percent ownership interest in Vale Atelier to Nathan.
My mother, Louise Vale, had spent thirty years building the workshop.
Nathan intended to sell it.
And unless we could prove the document was fraudulent, he might have enough voting power to make that happen.
The signature looked convincing.
The notary stamp appeared legitimate.
But I had been in Portland, Oregon, with my aunt on the day I supposedly signed it.
I had never authorized Nathan to vote my shares.
That evening, after a doctor examined my injuries and I gave a statement to the police, my phone vibrated.
The message came from Ruth Miller, my mother's retired bookkeeper.
There was a photograph attached.
A gray-haired man stood outside a small repair shop in Vermont.
He held a jeweler's loupe against one eye.
His faded green field jacket looked painfully familiar.
So did the pale scar running across his left thumb.
I enlarged the photograph.
My breath stopped.
I had seen that face in framed photographs, birthday albums, and dreams for seventeen years.
Martin Vale.
My father.
The man whose empty coffin I had watched disappear into the ground when I was twelve.
Below the photograph, Ruth had written:
Emma, I think you deserve the truth.
Then another message arrived.
Please don't tell Nathan I've contacted you. I believe he's already found your father.
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