Tehran, March 31 -- Iran has threatened the United States, saying it will "cut offthe legs" of any aggressor" attempting to invade the country. The warning came after US President Donald Trump openly stated that his "preference would be to take the oil" in Iran, targeting its strategic Kharg Island export hub.
The Pentagon has reportedly been preparing for weeks for limited ground operations in Iran, including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that the country's armed forces will respond strongly, using the term "cutting off the legs" of any invader, according to Iranian state media Press TV...