Be cautious - Iran fires back at Trump

The Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has warned the United States of America to be cautious.

The warning comes following the blistering message from US President Donald Trump to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani.

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Legit.ng notes that in a tweet posted on his handle, @JZarif, the minister stated that his country was unimpressed, and had heard harsher rhetoric some months ago.

He reminded the US president that Iran has been around for a very long time, during which it has witnessed the fall of empires.

As he tweeted:

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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that President Donald Trump launched a stinging rebuke of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Twitter, warning the latter not to threaten the US.

The US president’s tweet on Sunday night, July 22, followed a warning from his Iranian counterpart who had stated that Americans "must understand that war with Iran is the mother of all wars and peace with Iran is the mother of all peace.”

Rouhani was also said to have sent a direct message to Trump, saying "do not play with the lion's tail, because you will regret it eternally."

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Source: Legit.ng