New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday responded to Iran's threats. He said that the United States will wipe out Ayatollah Ali Khamenei-led country if the country assassinates him, marking a sharp escalation in the war of words between the two nations.

In an interview aired on 20 January on NewsNation's "Katie Pavlich Tonight", Trump said, "I have very firm instructions - anything happens, they're going to wipe them off the face of this earth."

This statement came in response to Iran's armed forces spokesperson General Abolfazl Shekarchi's warning to the US. On Tuesday, Iran warned 79-year-old US leader to refrain from taking any action against the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "Trump knows that if...