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

Javad Larijani, senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Donald Trump could be killed "as he lies there with his stomach to the sun" at his Mar a Lago resort in Florida

President Trump brushed off an Iranian official’s threat to assassinate him using a drone as he tans at Mar-a-Lago — saying he hasn’t sunbathed in years. “It’s been a long time. I don’t know, maybe I was around seven or so.