U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply dismissed warnings from Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, saying he “could not care less” about the threats and insisting the Iranian leadership is already defeated. The strong remarks come as tensions between Washington, Tehran and Tel Aviv continue to spiral following the joint U.S.-Israel military strikes launched on February 28, which triggered one of the most serious confrontations in West Asia in years. Trump also signaled that the military campaign against Iran will continue, reiterating his demand for “unconditional surrender” from Tehran. WATCH

The war rhetoric between Iran and the United States is intensifying. In a dramatic warning directed at Donald Trump, Iranian security chief Ali Larijani has vowed revenge for what he called “the blood of Iran’s leader and its people.” Larijani, a close ally of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, claimed that Iranian forces have inflicted heavy losses on American troops during the ongoing conflict. According to Tehran, several U.S. soldiers were captured and Washington is allegedly reporting them as “killed in action” to conceal the truth. The claims have been strongly rejected by U.S. CENTCOM, which dismissed Iran’s statements as misinformation and insisted that no American troops have been taken prisoner. The exchange comes as the conflict triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes continues to widen across the region. WATCH