BEIRUT: Iran’s Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani warned US President Donald Trump against war on Thursday, saying it would “destroy all that you possess”, the website of Iran’s Arabic language Al Alam TV reported.
“You know that this war will destroy all that you possess. You will start this war but we will be the ones to impose its end. Therefore you have to be careful about insulting the Iranian people and the president of our Republic,” Soleimani said in a speech, as reported by Al Alam in Arabic.
“You know our power in the region and our capabilities in asymmetric war. We will act and we will work,” he said.
Soleimani said that the Red Sea was not secure with the presence of American troops in the area, Iran’s Arabic-language Al Alam television reported.
“The Red Sea which was secure is no longer secure with the American presence … (US President Donald) Trump should know that we are nation of martyrdom and that we await him,” Qasem Soleimani was quoted as saying.
The Red Sea is one of the most important trade routes in the world for oil tankers.
He warned President Donald Trump not to take military action against Iran, saying if Washington started a war, Tehran would be the one to end it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
“We are near you, where you can’t even imagine … Come. We are ready. If you begin the war, we will end the war,” Qassem Soleimani said in a speech in the central city of Hamedan, Tasnim reported.