New Delhi, March 11 -- Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, has hit back at US President Donald Trump. The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has warned him against making threats and cautioned about his own "elimination".

In a post on X, Larijani said the Iranian people were not afraid of what he called Trump's "hollow threats".

Larijani invoked the 'spirit of Ashura', saying that Iran draws its courage from those teachings and will not be intimidated by American pressure.

Ashura falls on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is an important day for both Sunni and Shia Muslims. However, the two communities observe it very differently.

In Iran, the world's largest Shia-majority...