‘Be careful’: Iran’s top security official dismisses Trump’s threats on Strait of Hormuz

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, has issued a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump, warning the American leader to "be careful" after he threatened a massive military strike that would cause total national destruction.

Larijani dismissed Washington's threats as "hollow" and invoked Iran’s historical and religious identity.

"The Ashura-centered nation of Iran does not fear your hollow threats," Larijani stated, referring to the Shia Muslim tradition of martyrdom and resistance.

"Those even greater than you were unable to eliminate the Iranian nation. Be careful about yourself, so that you are not the one who is eliminated!"

In another post, Larijani said the Strait of Hormuz will either be a strait of peace and prosperity for all or a strait of defeat and suffering for "warmongers".

No security in Strait of Hormuz amid US-Israeli war on Iran: Top security official

Iran’s top security official warns that there will be no security in the Strait of Hormuz as long as the illegal US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic continues.

Larijani’s comments came shortly after Trump issued a threat regarding the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

"If Iran does anything that stops the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far," Trump wrote.

He further threatened to strike "easily destroyable targets" that would make it "virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again."

The US president warned that "Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them.”

The vital oil transit route has been all-but shut following US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Before the US and Israeli attacks, about 20% of the world’s petroleum consumption and roughly one-fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas passed through the strait of Hormuz each day.

Iran says it has not shut the strait but the area is unsafe for ships amid the US-Israeli aggression against the country.

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