India, April 1 -- Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's adviser Ali Larijani warned on Monday that the country would have to get nuclear weapon if attacked by the United States or its allies.

Khamenei's remarks followed US President Donald Trump's threat from Saturday, warning that "there will be bombing" if Iran did not agree to a nuclear deal, NBC News had reported. Donald Trump also threatened to punish Iran with what he described as 'secondary tariffs'.

Following this, Khamenei promised to hit back if Trump carried out his threat to bomb the Islamic republic if it did not make a nuclear program deal.

The supreme leader's adviser Ali Larijani, while speaking to state TV, said, "We are not moving towards (nuclear) weapons, but...