According to the Anadolu Agency, the war of words between Iran and the United States has taken a darker turn after senior Iranian official Ali Larijani issued a blunt and personal warning to Donald Trump, the current U.S. President, as tensions across the Middle East continue to spiral.
Larijani, one of Iran’s top national security figures, pushed back against Trump’s recent threats in a post on X, saying Tehran is not intimidated by Washington’s rhetoric.
“Iran is not afraid of your empty threats. Even those greater than you could not eliminate the Iranian nation,” Larijani wrote.
But his message didn’t stop there. In a line that quickly drew international attention, he added: “Beware so that you are not eliminated yourself!”
The warning came shortly after Trump vowed severe retaliation if Iran attempts to choke off global oil supplies through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a narrow but vital shipping route through which nearly 20 percent of the world’s crude oil normally passes.
“If Iran does anything to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States will strike them twenty times harder than we have hit them so far,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The sharp exchange comes as the conflict in the region continues to intensify. The latest war erupted on February 28 when U.S. and Israeli forces launched major strikes on Iran that reportedly killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The attack triggered a wave of retaliation that has since spread across the Middle East.
Iran has responded with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel and other regional locations, raising fears that the confrontation could expand even further.
Meanwhile, global markets are watching nervously. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has already been disrupted, and Iranian officials have warned they could block “the export of even a single liter of oil from the region” to countries supporting the United States and Israel.
With threats flying from both sides and the war widening, analysts say the escalating rhetoric signals just how dangerously high the stakes have become, not only for the region, but for the global economy as well……See More
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