"Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei's nearly 40-year reign. "Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader, we not only cut that hand but also we will set fire to their world," Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesman for Iran's armed forces, said."
"The comments came after Trump described Khamenei in an interview with Politico on Saturday as "a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing people," adding that "it's time to look for new leadership in Iran." Tension between the U.S. and Iran has been high since a violent crackdown by authorities on protests that began over Iran's ailing economy on Dec. 28."
Iran warned Donald Trump not to take action against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and threatened severe retaliation if aggression were directed at him. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi said any hand of aggression would be cut and Iran would 'set fire to their world.' Trump described Khamenei as 'a sick man' and urged new leadership. Tensions have risen since a violent crackdown on protests that began over Iran's ailing economy on Dec. 28, with a reported death toll of at least 4,519. Trump set red lines over killing peaceful protesters and mass executions. The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group transited the Strait of Malacca and is heading west, possibly toward the Middle East.
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