By Al Jazeera Staff
Top Iranian official Ali Larijani has stressed that his country is prepared to confront a possible invasion from the United States, pledging to capture and kill US troops if they enter the country.
Thursday’s statement comes as US officials, including President Donald Trump, refuse to rule out deploying forces inside Iran.
Larijani, who serves as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, warned that such actions would have dire consequences.
“Some American officials have stated that they intend to enter Iranian territory on the ground with several thousand troops,” Larijani said in a statement.
He then added a pointed reference to Iran’s former supreme leaders, Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei, the latter of whom was killed on Saturday in a joint US-Israeli strike.
“The valiant sons of Imam Khomeini and Imam Khamenei are waiting for you, ready to disgrace those corrupt American officials by killing
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