Iran has warned Donald Trump “to be careful not to be eliminated” after the US President vowed to unleash “death, fire and fury”.
Tehran’s security chief Ali Larijani issued the sinister claim after dismssing Mr Trump’s rhetoric as “empty threats”.
He said: “Even those greater than you could not eliminate the Iranian nation. Take care of yourself not to be eliminated!”
Mr Trump has faced a number of threats from operatives connected with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Pakistani national Asif Merchant, 47, was imprisoned on March 7 after attempting to hire a hitman during the 2024 US Presidential Election.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth last week confirmed an Iranian official who spearheaded a separate assassination attempt on Mr Trump had been killed by the military.
Mr Hegseth said: “The leader of the unit who attempted to assassinate President Trump has been hunted down and killed.
“Iran tried to kill President Trump and President Trump got the last laugh.”
Mr Trump survived an assassination attempt in 2024 while holding a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The US President, who was at the time seeking a second non-consecutive term in the Oval Office, sustained a gunshot wound to the ear after 20-year-old Thomas Crooks fired eight rounds from an AR-15 rifle.
However, recent US strikes against Tehran have resulted in the deaths of high-profile members of the IRGC.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on February 28, with his successor Mojtaba Khamenei being injured in the aerial bombardment.
Tehran’s Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, Chief of General Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi and IRGC Commander Mohammad Pakpour were also killed last month.
