Iran has threatened to strike US military targets should Donald Trump launch an attack after he admitted considering “very strong options” after the Islamic regime killed hundreds of protesters.The US President warned Iran last week that he would “hit them hard” if protesters continued to be killed.By Monday, US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported the number of civilian protesters killed has dramatically risen, surpassing 500.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has vowed to crack down on the protesters, despite President Trump warning if they continue “violently killing peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue,” adding: “We are locked and loaded and ready to go.”
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On Sunday evening, however, Iran escalated the war of words with Tehran claiming it would retaliate with strikes on US bases in the area.”In the event of an attack on Iran, both the occupied territory and all American military centres, bases and ships in the region will be our legitimate targets,” parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said.The State Department had already told the Supreme Leader in no uncertain terms: “Do not play games with President Trump. When he says he’ll do something, he means it.”A communication blackout remains in place across the nation’s 31 provinces, as the population calls for an end to the reign of Ali Khamenei.And casualties continue to pile up in the capital. One video appears to show an estimated 180 body bags strewn across the road outside a medical centre.MORE TO FOLLOW…Our Standards:
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