Trump's threat also raised questions about the legality of such an attack on heritage of global importance.
ian general, the U.S. has 52 targets across the Islamic Republic that “WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD."That vague comment drew immediate anger across Iran.
“Through MILLENNIA of history, barbarians have come and ravaged our cities, razed our monuments and burnt our libraries,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif tweeted in response Sunday. “Where are they now? We’re still here, & standing tall.” Telecommunications minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi compared Trump's threats to strike cultural sites to the Islamic State group, Adolf Hitler and Genghis Khan, calling the U.S. president a “terrorist in a suit.”
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed “harsh retaliation," calling Soleimani the “international face of resistance” against Western hegemony.
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