Iranian cleric says Iran may target US investments in region if attacked


FILE PHOTO: Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, the Friday prayer Imam, speaks during Friday prayer, in Tehran, Iran October 22, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - An ‌influential Iranian cleric warned on Friday that Iran may target ‌U.S.-linked investments in the region in retaliation for any U.S. ‌attack on the Islamic Republic, Iranian news agencies reported.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States had an "armada" heading toward Iran but hoped he would ‍not have to use it, as he ‍renewed warnings to Tehran against ‌killing protesters or restarting its nuclear programme.

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