Top Iranian Official Threatened Trump After Oil Threat Exchange
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A senior Iranian security official has fired back at U.S. President Donald Trump after he warned of fiercer strikes if Tehran disrupts oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, took to X on Tuesday to dismiss Trump’s rhetoric as “empty threats,” saying the Iranian people do not fear such warnings. He added that “even those greater than you couldn’t eliminate Iran,” and cautioned Trump to “be careful not to get eliminated yourself.”
Trump had posted that if Iran takes any action to block oil flow in the Hormuz waterway, the United States would respond “TWENTY TIMES HARDER” than in previous strikes.
The exchange underscores rising tensions between Washington and Tehran amid ongoing conflict and global energy market concerns
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, took to X on Tuesday to dismiss Trump’s rhetoric as “empty threats,” saying the Iranian people do not fear such warnings. He added that “even those greater than you couldn’t eliminate Iran,” and cautioned Trump to “be careful not to get eliminated yourself.”
Trump had posted that if Iran takes any action to block oil flow in the Hormuz waterway, the United States would respond “TWENTY TIMES HARDER” than in previous strikes.
The exchange underscores rising tensions between Washington and Tehran amid ongoing conflict and global energy market concerns
