‘Whole Country Going to Get Blown Up’: Trump’s Stark Warning

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Iran amid escalating unrest that has gripped the country and left thousands dead, according to human rights groups.

Speaking in an interview with News Nation, Trump warned Tehran that the situation could spiral into catastrophic consequences if the turmoil continues. “If anything ever happens… the whole country’s going to get blown up,” he said, responding to what he described as Iranian threats of an “all-out war.”

“If anything happens, we’re going to wipe them off the face of the earth,” Trump added.

The remarks come just days after Trump openly called for regime change in the Islamic Republic, sharply escalating rhetoric at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Iran Warns Against Action Targeting Supreme Leader

Iran responded swiftly. On Tuesday, a spokesman for Iran’s armed forces warned Trump against taking any action against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader, we not only cut that hand but also we will set fire to their world,” Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi said, according to the Associated Press.

Iran’s warning followed Trump’s recent comments to Politico, in which he referred to Khamenei as “a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing people.”

Protests and Rising Death Toll

Trump’s comments come as Iran faces its deadliest wave of unrest in years. Protests erupted in the last week of December, driven by surging inflation, economic hardship, and the sharp decline of the national currency, the rial.

According to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, at least 4,519 people have been killed in the unrest so far, while more than 26,300 people have been arrested.

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets demanding political change and economic relief. Iranian authorities, however, have accused the United States and Israel of fomenting unrest and fueling the protests.

As tensions escalate on both diplomatic and domestic fronts, the exchange of increasingly stark warnings has raised fears of a broader confrontation between Washington and Tehran.