Iran’s military spokesman says US President Donald Trump should concentrate on “saving” his own country from the “major crisis” caused by coronavirus, instead of making threats.
“Today, instead of intimidating others, the Americans would do better to save their troops infected by the coronavirus,” says Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesman for Iran’s armed forces.
His comments, in an interview with the semi-official ISNA news agency, come after Trump said on Twitter he had “instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea”.
“If the US is skillful and competent, they will withdraw their troops (from the Middle East) in order to save (the country) from the coronavirus disease… before mobilizing all other forces in the US… to save the people from this major crisis hitting their country,” Shekarchi says.
— AFP
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