Responding to the US President's anti-Iran rhetoric, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed that Donald Trump cannot eliminate the Islamic Republic.

Axar.az informs, citing Mehr news, on the eve of the anniversary of the 1978 uprising in Tabriz, thousands of people from various segments of society in East Azarbaijan province met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday morning.

Ayatollah Khamenei, who was addressing the crowd, reacted to President Trump's repeated claims about the strength of the US military. "They say our military is the strongest in the world. Well, the strongest military in the world might sometimes receive a blow so hard that it can't stand up again."

Referring to the US President's repeated statements regarding sending warships toward Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that the warships are certainly dangerous "but what is more dangerous than the warship is the weapon that can sink it to the bottom of the sea."

"The President of the United States, in one of his recent remarks, said that for 47 years America has not been able to eliminate the Islamic Republic; he complained to his own people. For 47 years, America has not been able to eliminate the Islamic Republic. This is a good admission. I say: you will not be able to do this either."