Rouhani says Trump’s ’empty threats’ not worth a response

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says there’s no need to respond to President Donald Trump’s “empty threats.”

Rouhani’s remarks Wednesday were his first since Trump warned the Iranian leader of dire consequences for threatening the United States.

Rouhani told his Cabinet that there are “baseless comments and empty threats” by “some U.S. leaders.”

He added: “There is no need for us to respond to any nonsensical comment and answer back to them.”