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Iran threatens to fire 'roaring missiles' at 'enemies' after Donald Trump Twitter spat Iran threatens to fire 'roaring missiles' at 'enemies' after Donald Trump Twitter spat
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A commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards has said the country would use missiles to defend itself from its "enemies".A commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards has said the country would use missiles to defend itself from its "enemies".
It followed hostile rhetoric from US President Donald Trump, after he said on Twitter that Iran was "playing with fire" and announced fresh sanctions on the country.It followed hostile rhetoric from US President Donald Trump, after he said on Twitter that Iran was "playing with fire" and announced fresh sanctions on the country.
Head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace unit, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, told Tasnim news agency: "We are working day and night to protect Iran's security.Head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace unit, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, told Tasnim news agency: "We are working day and night to protect Iran's security.
"If we see smallest misstep from the enemies, our roaring missiles will fall on their heads.""If we see smallest misstep from the enemies, our roaring missiles will fall on their heads."
 Earlier, Iran said it was carrying out a military exercise to test its missile and radar systems, a day after US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on Tehran for a recent ballistic missile test. Iran responded to the new US sanctions - imposed because of the test firing of a ballistic missile - by announcing another military exercise using its missile and radar systems.
Although tensions between Washington and Tehran have risen, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he was not considering raising the number of US forces in the Middle East to address Iran's "misbehavior", but warned that the world would not ignore Iranian activities. The Revolutionary Guards Sepahnews website said that the aim of the military exercise in Semnan province, central Iran, was to "showcase the power of Iran's revolution and to dismiss the sanctions."
  Iranian state news agencies reported that home-made missile systems, radars, command and control centres, and cyber warfare systems will be tested in the drill.
The country also announced sanctions of its own against the US.
Although tensions between Washington and Tehran have risen, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said he was not considering raising the number of US forces in the Middle East to address Iran's "misbehaviour", but warned that the world would not ignore the country's activities.