The comments are likely to refer to Trump’s warning that the United States “will come to their rescue" if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters”.

After meeting with Israel's Netanyahu, Trump said he'd heard Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program, "and if they are, we're going to have to knock them down."

Iran's army chief threatened preemptive military action Wednesday over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic, likely referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,

The nation urged its citizens to leave Iran “as soon as possible” and to avoid travel to the Islamic Republic altogether.