Trump, in his less diplomatic style, has repeated Biden’s warning, albeit in much more colorful language. He told reporters in the Oval Office in February that he had “left instructions” for what should happen if he is murdered by Iran. “If they do it, they get obliterated,” the president said. “There will be nothing left.”

The country’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said Israel would try to prevent Iran from rebuilding its missile and nuclear programs, despite a truce.

Iran's regime has executed several people, and arrested hundreds, while seeking to keep domestic opposition in check as its power projection abroad has been weakened following war with Israel.In Tehran's notorious Evin prison,