New Delhi, July 9 -- In a chilling televised address, senior Iranian official Javad Larijani warned that US President Donald Trump could be assassinated while relaxing at his Florida estate.

"Trump has done something that he can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago," Larijani said on Iranian state television, according to a report by London-based Iran International. "As he lies there with his stomach to the sun, a small drone might hit him in the navel. It's very simple."

Larijani, a close advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, underscoring the high-level nature of the threat.Ongoing tensions

The assassination threats mark a new phase in the long-simmering US-Iran conflict, fueled by the 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani.

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