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By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER and ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER
Updated: 13:05 EST, 14 January 2026
Iran televised an image of Trump’s assassination attempt on Wednesday with text that translated to ‘this time, the bullet won’t miss’ amid escalating tensions between the nations.
More than 3,400 people have been killed by Iranian security forces in a harsh crackdown on protesters, says a human rights group, as the US evacuates hundreds of troops from its largest base in the Middle East amid fears the regime will retaliate against a possible strike.