Mr Trump further stated that Spain has nothing the U.S. needs, threatening to cut off all trade with the country.
Mr Likhachev explained that the Bushehr Nuclear plant contains “a huge mass of fissile material” that could wipe out an entire region.
The refinery processes about 550,000 barrels of oil per day, making it one of the largest refining and export hubs in Saudi Arabia.
The State Department made the decision on Tuesday after the embassy in Riyadh was targeted by two Iranian drones late Monday night.
The IDF however did not provide further details about the incident.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was hit by two drones as Iran intensifies retaliatory attacks targeted at American bases and embassies across Middle Eastern countries.
President Donald Trump’s Republicans have insisted that the attack on Iran was fully within his authority as commander-in-chief.
Protests have erupted once more in Baghdad amid the military escalation in the region.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and it will fire on any ship trying to pass, Iranian media has reported.
The U.S. government has urged Americans to immediately leave several Middle Eastern countries, including Israel and the UAE, due to serious safety risks.
