Trump on Iran security chief’s retaliation threats: ‘I couldn’t care less’

President Trump on Saturday evening dismissed one of Tehran’s few surviving leaders’ threats against the U.S as its military campaign in Iran enters its second week.

“I have no idea what he’s talking about, who he is. I couldn’t care less,” Trump told CBS News, when asked about Ali Larijani, who has vowed to retaliate against the U.S., making threats against U.S. military bases and Trump himself on social media in recent days.

Larijiani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, has emerged as one of the country’s key figures after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Ayotollah Ali Khamanei last week.

“We won’t let #Trump off the hook; he must pay the price—he’s martyred our leader and our people. This isn’t a simple matter; we won’t let it go until we retaliate in kind,” Larijiani wrote on the social media platform X on Saturday.

Trump, in his interview with CBS News, pushed back on Larijiani and other Iranian officals threats on social media. He also........

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