BREAKING: 'Code Red' at the White House
President Donald Trump warned Iran that continued assassination threats made by leaders in Tehran would be met with the country getting “blown up” and “total obliteration.”
“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.”
Biden-era Intelligence officials briefed Trump about the alleged threats against him during his presidential campaign in 2024. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said the plot was retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the U.S. in 2020, during Trump’s first administration.
Despite being briefed by his administration, Trump on Tuesday said President Biden “should have said something” on the matter, adding that presidents should defend each other on such matters.
“But I have very firm instructions,” Trump continued. “Anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth.”
Trump also spoke about the ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva.
“What are you expecting from these Iran talks in Geneva?” a reporter asked Trump aboard Air Force One.
“So, I’ll be involved in those talks indirectly, and they’ll be very important. We’ll see what can happen. 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,” Trump said.
“Have you been told that a deal is next to impossible?” the reporter followed up.
Trump replied, “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 previously said that he instructed officials to destroy Iran if they killed him.
The president said this after signing an executive order right after taking office that gave him all the tools he needed to talk to Iran’s government and put as much pressure on Tehran as possible.
“They haven’t done that and that would be a terrible thing for them to do,” Trump 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. And, they shouldn’t be able to do it.”
Trump warned last week that the United States could send additional warships toward Iran if ongoing diplomatic negotiations fail to produce a deal, signaling that military pressure could increase as talks over Tehran’s nuclear program stall.
In remarks to Axios, Trump said the administration is considering deploying a second aircraft carrier strike group to the region in addition to the USS Abraham Lincoln and 9 additional warships already positioned near Iran, though he expressed hope that a diplomatic agreement can still be reached.
“Either we will make a deal or we will have to do something very tough like last time,” the president told Axios on Tuesday, a reference to the bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites in June.
“Last time they didn’t believe I would do it. They overplayed their hand,” Trump added. “We have an armada that is heading there and another one might be going.”
The president emphasized that the United States is seeking to persuade Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, halt the development of its ballistic missile program, and end support for militant proxy groups. Iranian officials have so far resisted expanding negotiations beyond nuclear-related issues.
He described the nuclear issue as a “matter of course” part of any negotiation, but also insisted that an agreement with Iran must also address Tehran’s ballistic missile stockpiles, per Axios.
Trump said the US “can make a great deal with Iran,” and Tehran “very much wants to make a deal.”
Trump’s comments came ahead of a planned visit to Washington, D.C. by Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to press for a tougher U.S. stance and broader terms for any Iran deal that would include constraints on Tehran’s missile capabilities and regional activities.
Before heading to DC, the Israeli leader previewed some of what he and Trump were going to discuss.
“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 told reporters, per the New York Post.
The administration has already bolstered its military presence in the Middle East, with multiple warships and aircraft deployed as a means of deterrence and leverage.
A young girl called 911 in tears, whispering, “My dad’s snake is so big
A young girl called 911 in tears, whispering, “My dad’s snake is so big… it hurts so much…” — and when officers arrived, they uncovered something so disturbing the neighborhood was never the same again.
“911, what’s your emergency?”
Hannah Brooks had worked as an emergency dispatcher in Cedar Grove for over ten years. She had heard panic, anger, and pain—but nothing like the voice that came through that night.
It was just a little girl.
Small. Fragile. Trying to hold herself together.
“Th-the snake… my dad’s…” she cried. “It’s really big… it hurts like hell…”
Hannah’s hands froze over the keyboard.
For a moment, she tried to make sense of it. Maybe a pet snake. Maybe an accident.
But no.
The fear in that tiny voice wasn’t confusion—it was pure terror.
She leaned forward, her tone gentle but steady.
“Sweetheart, what’s your name?”
A pause. A faint rustling sound in the background.
“…Lily,” the child whispered.
“Lily, are you alone?”
A shaky breath.
“No… he’s here…”
Hannah tensed.
“It’s okay, Lily, you’re doing great. Can you tell me where you are?”
Soft footsteps echoed through the line.
Lily’s voice dropped even lower, fast and trembling.
“He said not to tell… but it hurts… it really hurts…”
The system traced the call: 18 Willow Creek Lane.
Hannah didn’t waste a second.
“Unit 12, respond. Possible child in danger.”
“Unit 12 en route,” Officer Marcus Reed replied.
Four minutes.
That’s all it took for the patrol to arrive.
But listening to Lily’s uneven breathing felt like forever.
“Lily,” Hannah whispered, “the police are almost there.”
A soft sob.
“He’s coming up the stairs…”
The line went dead.
WHAT THEY FOUND NEXT LEFT THEM DEEPLY SHAKEN…
The officers didn’t hesitate.
Marcus Reed signaled his partner as they approached the front door of 18 Willow Creek Lane. The house looked ordinary—quiet, lights dim, nothing out of place. But the silence felt wrong. Too heavy.
He knocked once. No answer.
Then again, louder.
“Police! Open the door!”
Still nothing.
Marcus exchanged a look with his partner—and then forced the door open.
“Clear!”
They moved quickly through the hallway, every step careful, controlled. The house smelled faintly of something metallic… something off.
Then they heard it.
A soft whimper. Upstairs.
They rushed toward the sound.
At the end of the hallway, a bedroom door stood slightly open. The light inside flickered.
Marcus pushed it open slowly.
“Lily?”
What they saw made both officers freeze.
The room was in disarray—furniture knocked over, blankets tangled on the floor. In the corner, a small figure curled up tightly, shaking.
Lily.
She was alive—but clearly in pain, clutching herself, barely able to speak.
“There’s no snake,” she whispered weakly.
Marcus’s heart sank.
He turned sharply as heavy footsteps echoed behind them.
A man stood in the doorway.
Calm. Expressionless.
“Officers,” he said coldly, “you shouldn’t be here.”
In that moment, everything became clear—and far worse than they had imagined.
Marcus stepped forward, placing himself between the man and the child.
“Step away. Now.”
The man didn’t move.
For a second, the entire house held its breath.
Then chaos erupted.
Within minutes, backup arrived. The man was taken into custody after a brief struggle, and paramedics rushed Lily out on a stretcher, her small hand gripping one of the officers’ fingers as if it was the only thing keeping her grounded.
Later that night, the truth began to unfold—and it was more horrifying than anyone in Cedar Grove could have imagined.
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The “snake” Lily had described… wasn’t a snake at all.
And once the reality came to light, nothing in that neighborhood would ever feel normal again.
