Former President Donald Trump, speaking Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, North Carolina, said that if he were president, he would threaten to blow Iran’s cities to “smithereens” over assassination plots. Former President Donald Trump, speaking Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, North Carolina, said that if he were president, he would threaten to blow Iran’s cities to “smithereens” over assassination plots.