Iran calls Trump ‘annihilation’ threat a sign of ‘strategic desperation’

TEHRAN, Sept 23: Iran’s military has dismissed Trump’s threats against the country that he made in his address to the UN General Assembly, warning that it is ready to respond to further attacks, Al Jazeera reports.

Iran’s military on Wednesday described U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to annihilate Tehran as “a sign of strategic desperation,” warning the country stands ready to inflict strikes “more crushing” than earlier in the nearly seven-month conflict.

The combative message, which was carried by Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency, accused Trump of trying to use the United Nations podium to justify aggression. 

“Such words demonstrate America’s strategic dead end in its aggression against the Iranian nation,” it says. It has described Trump’s repeated threats as “not a sign of power but a sign of their strategic desperation”.�"AGENCIES