KING: Topping our political radar today, very important international news. Iran responding today to President Trump's threat of, quote, obliteration if Iran attacked any American assets. The Iranian foreign minister speaking to CNN earlier today. CNN's Fred Pleitgen joins me live from Tehran. Fred, you had a chance to put a few questions to the foreign minister. What did he say?</s>FRED PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, John. Yes, I caught up with Javad Zarif on the</s>PLEITGEN: What do you make of President Trump's threats of obliteration and that a war with the United States wouldn't last very long?</s>MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF, IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: Well, he's certainly wrong, but that statement indicates that the United States' intentions are certainly illegal. The United States is not in a position to obliterate Iran. They do not have the capability other than using prohibited weapons to do this.</s>PLEITGEN: And John, he also went on to say that Iran does not want war but he believes, he says, that the U.S. is the country that's in flagrant violation of international law for leaving the nuclear agreement and putting sanctions on Iran, John.</s>KING: Certainly doesn't sound like there's any short-term opening for negotiations. Fred Pleitgen on the ground for us in Tehran. Very important reporting, appreciate it, Fred, very much. When we come back, President Trump heading overseas momentarily for some critical meetings at the G20 summit.</s>DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I'm going to Japan right after this, so I'll be meeting with some nice fellows.
Iran FM: The U.S. "Not In A Position to Obliterate Iran"