Tehran, Jan 24: Iran is unfazed by hostile rhetoric from Washington and is prepared for any outcome, the Indian representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Friday.He was responding to remarks by US President Donald Trump that Iran could be “wiped off the face of the earth” if anything were to happen to him.
“This statement is not new,” Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative in India of Iran’s Supreme Leader, said in an interview. “We are also ready for everything.”
Ilahi said the remarks came amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, including US criticism of Iran’s handling of nationwide protests and warnings of severe retaliation over alleged threats.