Iran Says US Warnings Are Mere Talk, Threatens to Eliminate Trump
Iranian security officials have issued fierce warnings to US President Donald Trump. The statement emerges amid an expanding conflict in the Middle East and serious disruptions to global energy corridors.
Iranian security advisor Ali Larijani on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, issued veiled threats against Trump. He warned Trump to be cautious and not to be “eliminated”, whilst asserting that Iran is not afraid of Washington’s threats.
“Iran is not afraid of your empty threats. Even those greater than you have been unable to eliminate the Iranian nation,” Larijani wrote in a post on platform X.
He then added a direct warning to Trump. “Take care that you are not eliminated!” he wrote.
The statement emerged as a response to Trump’s earlier comments threatening to launch far more severe attacks against Iran should the country attempt to halt oil flows through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump warned that the United States would drastically escalate attacks if Iran disrupted this vital energy corridor.
“If Iran does anything that stops the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States TWENTY TIMES HARDER than the attacks they have received so far,” Trump wrote.
The mutual threats came after a major conflict erupted in late February. On 28 February, the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The attack triggered a war that rapidly spread throughout the Middle East region.
In response, Iran launched retaliatory strikes using drones and missiles targeting Israel and several other countries in the region. Escalating tensions have made the regional security situation increasingly unstable.
One of the most significant impacts of this conflict is disruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow but vital sea lane for global energy commerce.
Approximately 20% of global crude oil supplies typically pass through the strait by tanker ship. However, since the war broke out, maritime traffic in the region has suffered serious disruption.
This situation has raised major concerns in the global energy market because the Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil export routes.
Iran itself has issued strong threats regarding this corridor. Iranian forces have warned that they can block oil shipments from the region during the ongoing conflict.
Iran has even threatened to halt “even a single litre of oil exports from the region” destined for US and Israeli allies whilst the war continues.