Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, "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!"

He added, "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."

US Demands Iran Officially Announce the Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Meanwhile, senior US officials said on Friday evening that the United States is demanding that Iran issue a public statement confirming that it has stopped attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all shipping routes in the Gulf are open without any transit fees.

The officials, speaking to a small group of journalists during a conference call, said that talks between the two countries had been productive over the past few days.

One official said, "What we are demanding is for Iran to issue an official statement confirming that all shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz are open and that it has stopped firing on ships. Either they issue this statement, or we will have nothing to offer them."

A senior official also said that Iran had informed Washington that the latest attacks on ships in the strait were carried out by "a rogue element within its system." Another official added, "It appears that a power struggle is unfolding before our eyes between Iran's hardline conservatives and the pragmatists."

The official said that the resumption of the strikes this week came after what he described as a rogue faction of Iranian hardliners attempted to sabotage the ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran.

Mourners hold a banner calling for revenge against US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei

Three ships were attacked this week, prompting Trump to respond with strikes on Iranian targets. Trump also declared the ceasefire agreement signed by both sides in June to be over.

The US official said, "We hope to reach a point where they explicitly announce that they have stopped firing on ships and acknowledge, either implicitly or explicitly, that they were wrong. That is what we are working toward now."

He added, "We have been instructed by President Trump to engage in dialogue. However, while he has shown a willingness to do so, if they continue firing on ships or carry out any other hostile acts, we will respond."

Another official said, "Let me be clear that if we do not receive this assurance, we will not have an agreement with Iran." He added, "We have many options" if Iran refuses, including military and economic measures.

One US official explained Washington's position regarding Trump's announcement that the ceasefire with Tehran had ended, saying that the United States would respond to Iran if necessary but would not be the first to resume military operations.

The official said, "President Trump has made his views on Iran's actions unmistakably clear," adding that "the United States has remained committed to the following position: if Iran opens fire, we will respond."

The US official added, "As President Trump said, the Iranians requested that the talks continue, and discussions have been ongoing over the past several weeks." He stressed that "Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon."

He said that Trump is giving US negotiators a limited amount of time to reach an agreement with Iran. However, acknowledging the challenges ahead, he emphasized that the president has a wide range of options if the talks collapse.

He added that a power struggle is currently underway in Iran after US and Israeli strikes at the beginning of the war killed its leader, Ali Khamenei.