Trump fires Twitter missiles on Tehran
New York : US President Donald Trump told Iran it risked consequences “the like of which few throughout history have suffered before” if the country made more threats against the US.
His words, spelled out in capital letters in a late night Twitter message, came hours after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Trump that hostile policies towards Tehran could lead to “the mother of all wars.”
The heightened rhetoric follows the Trump administration’s launch of an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and pressure Iran to end its nuclear programme and its support of militant groups, according to US officials.
Iran has faced increased US pressure and possible sanctions since Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from a 2015 international agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme. In his message directed at Rouhani, Trump wrote: “Never, ever threaten the United States again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before. We are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death. Be cautious!”
Earlier on Sunday, Rouhani told a gathering of Iranian diplomats: “Mr Trump, don’t play with the lion’s tail, this would only lead to regret.” “America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars,” said Rouhani, quoted by the state news agency IRNA. Rouhani left open the possibility of peace between the two countries at odds since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Rouhani also scoffed at Trump’s threat to halt Iranian oil exports and said Iran has a dominant position in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping waterway. A senior commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards reacted to Trump’s threats by saying Tehran would continue to resist its enemies, Iran’s Students News Agency reported.
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