Trump warns Americans of Iran retaliation at home: "Some people will die"

• US President Donald Trump told Time magazine that Americans should brace for potential retaliatory attacks on US soil from Iran, stating, "some people will die."
• Trump linked the ongoing US-Iran conflict, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to the domestic threat.
• He indicated no time limits on the conflict and expressed a desire to be involved in selecting Iran's next leader to ensure they are "reasonable to the United States."
• A US intelligence assessment by the Department of Homeland Security warned of a "persistent threat of targeted attacks" and cyber activity by Iran and its proxies, though large-scale physical assaults are unlikely.
• Other US officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, offered more reassuring public assessments regarding homeland security.