Sanjha Morcha

Trump’s warning of fast reprisal triggers fresh war of words

Yashwant Raj and Agencies

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Washington/Baghdad : Iran on Sunday warned of military action and called US President Donald Trump a “terrorist in a suit” after he threatened “very fast and very hard” reprisals against any attack on American people or assets in the aftermath of the killing of top military commander Qassem Soleimani, who headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Late on Sunday, Iran’s state television reported that the country will no longer abide by any of the limits of its 2015 nuclear deal.

State TV cited a statement by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s administration saying the country will not observe limitations on its enrichment, the amount of stockpiled enriched uranium as well as research and development in its nuclear activities.

Trump, who is holidaying in his private resort in Mara-a-Lago, Florida, earlier said the US military has 52 Iranian targets in its crosshairs.