'Come, we are ready': Iranian general's rebuttal to Trump's threat

Major General Qassem Soleimani, the leader of the Quds Force of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, told the US President that any attempt by the latter to wage a war in Iran will cost him dearly.

"As a soldier, it is my duty to respond to your threats," he told the Iranian news agency Tasnim.

"Talk to me, not to the president. It is not in our president's dignity to respond to you.

"We are near you, where you can't even imagine. Come. We are ready.

"If you begin the war, we will end the war. You know that this war will destroy all that you possess," he said.

Trump had posted the 'threat-filled' tweet on Sunday.

"To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!" he said.

A day later, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said he was unimpressed with Trump's attempt, while, reminding the latter that the Middle Eastern regime was accustomed to such threats.

"COLOR US UNIMPRESSED: The world heard even harsher bluster a few months ago. And Iranians have heard them —albeit more civilized ones—for 40 yrs. We’ve been around for millennia & seen fall of empires, incl our own, which lasted more than the life of some countries. BE CAUTIOUS!" he said.

Tensions have prevailed between the US and Iran, ever since the Trump administration decided to dump the US-Iran nuclear agreement, penned during former US President Barack Obama.

However, according to latest reports, Trump is ready to make a 'real deal' with Iran.

Earlier this week, replying to Trump's comments, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had said: "America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars."