Trump Has Promised to ‘Finish The Job’ in Iran. Tehran Answered With a Taunt of its Own.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi taunted President Donald Trump over his claim that he could soon "finish the job" in the country. He also took on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Last time you wanted to 'finish the job,' Iran emerged even stronger. Want to try your luck again? Be our guest. But be careful; we have unfinished jobs too," Araghchi said in a social media publication.

The official went on to claim that Netanyahu is "driving America into another war to stay out of jail, whatever the consequences for Israel—let alone POTUS."

The remarks follow those of Trump, who on Sunday said in a post of his own that unless Tehran "change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job." He added that the U.S. might have to continue fighting Iran alone if someone other than Netanyahu is elected as Israel's prime minister in the upcoming elections, scheduled for October 27.

Trump also endorsed Netanyahu, calling him a "Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

Netanyahu released a video responding to the endorsement, thanking Trump for the support and echoing his message about the strength of their partnership against Iran.

The Israeli prime minister told the president that "there has never been a greater friend of Israel's in the White House" and claimed that "America has been fortunate to have a leader of conviction, of clarity, of courage who faces down this [Iranian] threat to America and to Israel."

Netanyahu's main electoral rival, the Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot, criticized the move by the president, telling students during an event at Tel Aviv University that, while he has great "appreciation" for Trump, "Israel's citizens are the only ones who will decide who the prime minister will be."

Recent polls by Israeli media outlets such as Maariv, Channel 12, Channel 13 and KAN News all show Eisenkot's Yashar pulling ahead of Netanyahu's Likud party.

However, none of these polls show either of the two main electoral coalitions, the current governing coalition and the opposition coalition (of which Eisenkot is a part), securing a majority of 61 seats in the Israeli Knesset. Instead, an average of the four surveys show the two blocs are virtually tied at about 51 seats apiece.

Netanyahu has also addressed the possibility of resuming the war, saying that toppling the regime continues to be a key goal of Israel and he has directed agencies to pursue it. "We must bring this regime down once and for all," he said.

Netanyahu, however, has also said he doesn't believe it's convenient to strike Iran before the elections. "In my opinion, that is not convenient for us," he said when speaking to Army Radio last week.