Tanzania, March 10 -- A senior Iranian security official has issued a warning to U.S. President Donald Trump in an online message, escalating tensions as the war between Iran and U.S.-Israeli forces entered its 10th day on Tuesday.

Ali Larijani posted the message on X after Trump threatened to strike Iran "twenty times harder" if Tehran attempted to halt oil shipments through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy supplies.

Responding to the threat, Larijani dismissed Trump's warning as "empty threats", saying the Iranian nation had survived stronger enemies in the past. He also cautioned the U.S. president to be careful "not to get eliminated yourself". Iran has previously been accused by U.S. officials...