Trump Warns Iran Of Its ‘Official End'

‘Never threaten the U.S. again,’ President tweets after a rocket was fired into Baghdad’s Green Zone

- Sriram Lakshman

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday warned he would destroy Iran if it threatens the U.S. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again,” Mr Trump tweeted.

Tensions between the long-time foes resumed a little over a year ago when the U.S. withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA), an international deal aimed at containing Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for stopping crippling sanctions against the country.

Sunday’s presidential tweet was presumably partly motivated by the Iraqi government reporting that a rocket had been fired into Baghdad’s Green Zone — an area that includes government buildings as well as the U.S. Embassy.