Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared in a speech on Thursday, that President Donald Trump whom he described as a 'criminal', will soon be dead ''in a few days'' and end up in the "dustbin of history".
Rouhani made the statement at the inauguration ceremony of national projects of the Ministry of Energy in commemoration of the anniversary of the death of its military General, Soleimani, whom he described as a ''martyr'' and ''moderate leader with tact.''
Also in the speech of which was published in English on the Iranian presidential website, Rouhani likened Trump to a former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, and said Trump "will be a disgraceful person in history because of the crimes and oppression he committed".
"Trump was like Saddam; Saddam imposed eight years of war on us and was overthrown and Trump imposed three years of economic war on us he will be overthrown in the coming weeks. He will be a disgraceful person in history because of the crimes and oppression he committed," the Iranian leader said in the speech.
"One of his (Trump's) unforgivable oppressions was the martyrdom of Martyr Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. He committed many crimes and murders, but these are two cases that we will not forget. They should know that we will mourn this forever, and the nations of the region and the people of Iran will avenge this blood one day, " he added.
Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Quds Force — described by military specialists as an unconventional war and clandestine operations unit — was killed in a targeted drone strike on Jan. 3, 2020, that was approved by Trump.
The U.S. Department of Defense blamed Soleimani for hundreds of deaths and injuries to Americans; he was purportedly killed while in neighboring Iraq while ''actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.''
Besides Trump, Rouhani referred to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the ''main perpetrators of this crime.''
"One of the effects of this stupid and disgraceful act was that Trumpism ended and in a few days, the life of this criminal will end and he will go to the dustbin of history, and we are very happy about this and we believe that the period after Trump will be a better condition for regional and global stability," Rouhani said.
The remarks come as tensions have intensified approaching the anniversary of Soleimani’s death; his successor has vowed vengeance, and the U.S. has flown B-52s over the region in an act of deterrence.