Iran has never forgiven the US President for assassinating their top general and has made previous threats to avenge his death.

Iran's leader made the claim less than a week before the president-elect returns to the White House. In his first term, Trump took a tough line on Iran.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said last year there is “no barrier” to talks. But regime hardliners are said to be suspicious of Trump due to his first-term actions, and historic hostility to the US dating back to Iran’s Islamic revolution of 1979.

Donald Trump begins his second stint in the White House with big plans and a world that looks quite different from the one he dealt with during his first term. He will inherit a cornucopia of foreign policy problems and international crises left over from the previous administration.

The president also revoked the security detail of other former top officials who are reportedly facing threats from Iran.

Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former envoy to Iran Brian Hook. Both were targets of planned attacks by Iran, as confirmed by "The New York Times.

The administration of new US president Donald Trump is reportedly considering various options to prevent Iran from being able to build a nuclear weapon. These include renegotiating a second nuclear deal, pursuing a policy of “maximum pressure” against Tehran by ramping up sanctions, and conducting airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

By bnm Gulf bureau Iranian Supreme Leader 85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has remained silent on the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on January 21, instead choosing to visit an exhibition of private sector achievements.

Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former envoy to Iran Brian Hook. Both were targets of planned attacks by Iran, as confirmed by "The New York Times.

During his first term, the Republican pulled out of an international deal that provided Iran sanctions relief in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear programme. In 2020, Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani was assassinated in a US ...

U.S. authorities said the plot was part of Iran’s efforts to avenge the death of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike ordered by Trump.

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