India, March 8 -- Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, who was considered one of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's top aides, has made several explosive remarks about President Donald Trump and American deaths in Iran. On Saturday night, he shared unverified claims that several American soldiers have been captured and are being held in prisons amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries.

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The US has denied these claims. A CENTCOM spokesperson told Al Jazeera Arabic, "The Iranian regime's claims of capturing American soldiers are yet another example of its lies and decept...