Iran can't hit back at the US over Soleimani's killing because America only has fictional heroes like 'Spiderman and Spongebob,' a prominent cleric claimed

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• Iranian cleric Shahab Moradi said that Iran would struggle to hit back against the US by striking a parallel figure to slain General Qassem Soleimani because it only has 'fictional' heroes. 
• "Think about it, are we supposed to take out Spiderman and SpongeBob?" he said in a live interview on Iran's IRIB Ofogh channel.
• The comments came after the US assassinated Soleimani in Iraq last Thursday. 
• The strike, orchestrated by President Donald Trump, was criticized by other US politicians, as well as leaders in Europe for being dangerous as they urged de-escalation. 
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An Iranian cleric mocked the US by saying Iran would not be able to strike back in kind after the assassination of Qassem Soleimani because it only has fictional heroes such as Spiderman and SpongeBob Squarepants. 

Cleric Shahab Moradi made the comments in a live TV interview on Iran's IRIB Ofogh channel. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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