Iran general warns Trump 'we will set their world on fire' if Khamenei attacked
A senior Iranian military official warned of severe retaliation against the United States after President Donald Trump called Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a “sick man” and said it was time for new leadership in Tehran, state media reported.
Speaking at a public event, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, the cultural deputy of Iran’s armed forces general staff, dismissed Trump’s remarks.
“We do not take Trump’s noise very seriously,” Shekarchi was quoted as saying.
He added: “Trump knows that if a hand is stretched toward our leader, we will not only cut that hand off – we will set their world on fire. This is not a slogan.”
Shekarchi said Iran would leave “no safe place” for its enemies in the event of any attack.
Trump made his comments on Saturday after Khamenei blamed him for protests in Iran.
“It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran,” Politico quoted Trump as saying.
Trump said Iran’s rulers relied on repression and violence to govern.
“The man is a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing people,” Trump said. “Leadership is about respect, not fear and death.”
