Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the vote-of-confidence session in Parliament on Sunday, Akhlaghi said Iran has put the necessary measures in place against these threats.

Trump ought to consider how to withdraw his forces from the region safely, he added.

Akhlaghi pointed out that if Trump were to drop even a single bomb, he would be forced to evacuate numerous troops from the region in body bags — which is why Trump has stopped at rhetoric and taken no action so far.

“If his slogans turn into action, he will have to suffer the consequences,” he reiterated.

9376**9417