The US and Iran are engaged in a heated exchange of threats, with President Donald Trump warning that Iran would be “wiped off the face of this earth” if it succeeds in assassinating him.
This comes as Iran faces widespread protests and economic struggles, with human rights groups estimating that over 4,000 people have been killed in the crackdown.
Trump’s warning was in response to Iran’s threats against his life, with Iranian General Abolfazl Shekarchi stating that Tehran would not hold back if the tables were turned.
“Trump knows that if a hand of aggression is extended toward our leader, we will not only sever that hand, and this is not a mere slogan,” Shekarchi said, adding that they would “set their world on fire and leave them no safe haven in the region”.
In an interview with NewsNation, Trump emphasized his firm stance, saying, “I have very firm instructions. Anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth”.
This is not the first time Trump has made such a threat, having previously warned Iran that “if they do it, they get obliterated”.
The situation is further complicated by Iran’s ongoing protests, which began in December due to economic woes and have resulted in significant violence.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has called for US intervention, urging “highly targeted actions” against Iran’s supreme leader and commanders of his Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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