An Iranian official labeled President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE a “terrorist in a suit” on Sunday after the president threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if Tehran retaliates for the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

“Like ISIS, Like Hitler, Like Genghis! They all hate cultures. Trump is a terrorist in a suit,” Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi tweeted in response to Trump’s threats.

”He will learn history very soon that NOBODY can defeat ‘the Great Iranian Nation & Culture,' ” he also wrote, adding the hashtags “#HardRevenge” and “#QasemSoleimani.”

Like ISIS, like Hitler, Like Genghis!



They all hate cultures. Trump is a "terrorist in a suit". He will learn history very soon that NOBODY can defeat "the Great Iranian Nation & Culture".#HardRevenge#QasemSoleimani https://t.co/N2iQ5AMX7M — MJ Azari Jahromi (@azarijahromi) January 5, 2020

On Saturday, Trump said the United States was prepared to hit 52 Iranian sites "very fast and very hard" if the country retaliated for Soleimani’s death in U.S. drone strike.

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"Iran has been nothing but problems for many years," Trump tweeted at the time. "Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites... some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!"

His comments came shortly after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. following Soleimani’s killing. A senior Iranian commander also said then that “vital American targets” had been identified by Iran, including “some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv,” that he said were within reach.

Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Friday that was approved by Trump. The president has said the operation was an effort by the U.S. "to stop a war." U.S. officials have said there was evidence that Soleimani was plotting attacks against Americans.

"Soleimani was traveling around the region working out a plan to attack Americans with his proxy allies, with Iran’s proxy allies, and Syria and Lebanon and in Iraq,” national security adviser Robert O'Brien said during an appearance on Fox News on Saturday.

“We had the intelligence ... that he was in the process of planning these attacks and we acted to defend American lives,” he added.