A senior Iranian official issued another threat against U.S. President Donald Trump, warning him to “watch out” so as “not to get eliminated.”

Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s National Security Council and one of the country’s most powerful figures, made the remarks in a post on X on Tuesday.

“The nation of Iran does not fear your empty threats,” Larijani wrote. “Even those greater than you could not eliminate the Iranian nation. Watch out for yourselves.”

It is the second time in recent days that Larijani has implied Trump could be targeted. Over the weekend, he warned that Trump would have to “pay the price” for U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.

Trump dismissed the threat when asked about Larijani’s earlier comments.

“I have no idea what he’s talking about or who he is. I couldn’t care less,” Trump said.

Larijani’s latest remarks came in response to a post by Trump warning that Iran would face overwhelming retaliation if it attempted to block the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump wrote that if Iran interfered with shipping in the strategic waterway, the United States would respond by hitting Iran “twenty times harder” than previous strikes and would target infrastructure in a way that would make it “virtually impossible” for the country to rebuild.

In a follow-up message, Larijani warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will either be a Strait of peace and prosperity for all or will be a Strait of defeat and suffering for warmongers.”

Tensions between the two sides have been escalating sharply. In November 2024, the U.S. Justice Department announced federal charges tied to a foiled Iranian plot to assassinate Trump ahead of the presidential election that year.

According to national security officials, the case was one of several alleged Iranian plots uncovered by U.S. prosecutors targeting the former president.

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