Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri questioned on Sunday the validity of US President Donald Trump's threat that the U.S. will strike "at least 52 Iranian sites" hard if Tehran retaliates the targeted killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani by attacking Americans.

"In every possible confrontation, I don't see the U.S. dare to attack 52 Iranian targets," said Bagheri. "Soleimani's murder was a despicable act that the world doesn't accept and so the U.S. publishes threats to cover up this crime."

Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications, Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi, has also responded to Trump’s threat to strike Iranian sites.

The Iranian Minister condemned the US President Sunday as a “terrorist in a suit” and tweeted the following post:

“Like ISIS, Like Hitler, Like Genghis! They all hate cultures. Trump is a terrorist in a suit. He will learn history very soon that NOBODY can defeat ‘the Great Iranian Nation & Culture’."