Trump warns Iran of being “wiped off the face of this earth” if targeted; Tehran issues counter warn
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States would destroy Iran if any attempt was made to assassinate him, issuing one of his strongest warnings yet amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Speaking in an interview on NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich Tonight, Trump said he had given what he described as “very firm instructions” to his advisers. “If anything happens, they’re going to wipe them off the face of this earth,” he said, adding that the entire country would be “blown up” in the event of such an attack.
The remarks followed earlier statements by the U.S. President in which he said contingency instructions were already in place to obliterate Iran should it be found responsible for an attempt on his life.
According to an AP report, Iran responded by issuing a direct warning against any action targeting its leadership. General Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces, said Trump was fully aware of the consequences of any aggression toward Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader, we will not only cut that hand, but we will also set fire to their world,” General Shekarchi said.
President Trump warned Tuesday that the U.S. would respond forcefully if Iran acts on alleged assassination threats against him. Speaking exclusively with NewsNation’s @KatiePavlich, Trump said, “Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up." @KatiePavlichNN… pic.twitter.com/JA5YeHc2RE
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No exit polls from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29: EC
New Delhi (PTI): Exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month, the Election Commission has said.
It has also cautioned that conducting or broadcasting exit polls in the period is violative of section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and is "punishable with imprisonment up to a period of two years, or with fine or both".
While Kerala, Assam and Puducherry going for assembly polls on April 9, the electoral exercise will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23.
In West Bengal, state polls will be held on April 23 and 29.
While the 48 hour 'silence period' in Kerala and Puducherry will commence at 6 pm on Tuesday, it will kick in at 5 pm in Assam.
Silence period means end of campaigning 48 hours ahead of the end of voting hour in a particular constituency or the entire state.
Except door-to-door campaigning by a limited number of party workers or candidate, no other form of campaigning is allowed. But in a digital age, it is difficult to enforce.
Usually voting is held from 7 am to 6 pm. But the timing varies due to terrain and security situation.
