Can the iPhone get a virus from a link in an email?

While trying to delete a suspicious email, my phone accidentally opened the email and clicked the link. Could I get a virus from this? Thanks!

Not unless it's been jailbroken. If you supplied any personal information to the site you accidentally went to, consider it to be compromised.
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