Larijani's remarks, even if intended as a joke, will add to speculation over possible retaliation by Iran for the U.S. attacks.

President Donald Trump isn’t quite sure what to make of an Iranian regime figure’s imaginative assassination threat. Trump... “can no longer sunbathe in Mar-a-Lago,” said Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a top adviser to Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,

The move marks a renewed push by Trump to intensify trade pressure on U.S. allies after a pause in his tariff escalation.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will charge Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the U.S. starting August 1 while the Republican leader also expressed support for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.