Jakarta, ThedailyID — Iran’s Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Keyoumars Heydari, has threatened to kill US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if Tehran faces another attack.
Speaking to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, Heydari said Iran’s military remained determined to kill both leaders if they resumed aggressive actions against the country.
“We are determined to kill Trump and Netanyahu as long as we live,” Heydari said on Wednesday, November 11, according to Iran International.
His remarks followed a statement by Mohammad Reza Naqdi, an adviser to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Naqdi said the country’s armed forces had received authorization from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to retaliate against enemies without geographical restrictions.
“If the enemy makes another mistake and attempts further aggression, they will certainly face a deadly blow in various parts of the world,” Naqdi said.
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, also recently warned that Tehran could extend retaliatory attacks beyond the Middle East if Washington continued its strikes.
“We may target some American military bases in European countries,” Rezaei said.
He added that US military bases in Europe and on remote islands could become targets if they were used to launch attacks against Iran.
Separately, IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi told the semi-official Tasnim news agency that Iran’s aerospace forces had developed sufficient military capabilities to confront and disable the United States.
US Weighs Military Options Against Iran
The Iranian officials issued their warnings amid renewed concerns about possible US military action against Tehran.
Several media reports said the US military had prepared a major strike targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, including Mount Pickaxe.
However, Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have recently appeared to play down the possibility of military action.
Rubio said Washington’s economic pressure had already placed significant constraints on Tehran.
“The economic suffering Iran is experiencing right now is extraordinary, and it is increasing every day,” Rubio said on Tuesday, November 10, according to Reuters.
He added that the United States did not need to launch military strikes if economic pressure could achieve the same objectives.
Rubio also said Iran had never faced such difficulties selling its energy products on global markets.
