India, July 11 -- US President Donald Trump has said he instructed officials to launch an unprecedented military response against Iran if the Islamic Republic succeeds in assassinating him, claiming Tehran has targeted him for years.

In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said he had already left clear directions for a large-scale retaliatory strike if anything happened to him.

"I've been on their list for a long time. That's what we're dealing with... The only thing is, I've left instructions, if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they've never seen before," Trump said.

Responding to reports that Israel had warned of a fresh Iranian plot targeting him, Trump said there was no new intelligence indicatin...