Iran slams ‘imbecile’ Trump and hints ‘revenge’ for Soleimani killing could come from ‘inside’ the US
IRAN has slammed "imbecile" President Donald Trump and hinted that "revenge" for Qasem Soleimani's killing could come from "inside" the United States.
Chief of Iran's Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Esmail Qaani reportedly stated the warning on Friday, an reported.
's replacement Esmail Qaani, said: "For 30 years, you sought to assassinate our leaders Soleimani and [al-Muhandis], and an imbecile backed by the Zionists and the House of Saud committed this heinous crime.
"This criminal assassination [of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis] opened the door for the free sons of our Muslim nation to take revenge.."
According to , the judiciary chief for Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, said the people responsible for Soleimani's death will "not be safe on Earth."
His Friday speech in Tehran was made as a tribute to the slain Iranian military commander, , who was killed at Baghdad airport on Friday, January 2, 2020.
Soleimani was killed by a US air strike, which was personally approved by Donald Trump.
Two missiles fired from a MQ9 Reaper drone struck Soleimani after he disembarked from an aircraft at Baghdad airport.
Soleimani -who spearheaded Iran's military operations in the Middle East as head of the country's elite Quds Force - died at the age of 62.
Raisi insisted that not even President Trump was "immune from justice."
Speaking at Tehran University, Raisi said: "They will witness a severe revenge. What has come so far has only been glimpses.
"Do not presume that someone, as the president of America, who appeared as a murderer or ordered a murder, may be immune from justice being carried out. Never.
"Those who had a role in this in this assassination and crime will not be safe on Earth."
The announcement comes as US officials – as it's suspected the incoming Biden administration is most likely not prepared.
France24 also reported that Qaani warned its "possible that there are people inside your home (the United States) that will respond to your crime."
Last year, the Pentagon justified the assassination of Soleimani, saying the Iranian general was "actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region."
The drone strike came days after protesters attacked the US embassy in Baghdad, clashing with US forces at the scene.
The Pentagon said Soleimani approved the attacks on the embassy.
Following the assassination, Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei promised "harsh vengeance," "jihad" and "crushing revenge" against 35 US targets they have pinpointed in the wake of General Qasem Soleimani death.
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