Iran reacted against the pressure tactics of the United States President Donald Trump on the eve of new negotiations in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between labeling the Republican’s statements as “great lies” and saying that the discussions could result in an agreement through “honorable diplomacy”.
The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghaei, tried to compare Trump to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister, and accused Trump and his government of conducting a “disinformation and false information” campaign against Tehran. “Everything they claim regarding Iran’s nuclear program, the Iranian ballistic missiles and the number of casualties during January’s unrest is simply a repetition of ‘great lies’,” he wrote on X.
The speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, separately stated that the U.S. could opt for diplomacy or face Iran’s wrath. “If you choose the diplomacy table—a diplomacy in which the dignity of the Iranian nation and the mutual interests are respected—we will also be present,” he said.
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The statements come at a time when Washington has assembled the largest contingent of aircraft and warships in the Middle East in decades, part of Trump’s efforts to reach a deal while Iran faces growing internal dissent after last month’s protests.
If negotiations fail, Trump has repeatedly threatened to strike Iran. Iran has said that all U.S. military bases in the Middle East would be considered legitimate targets, putting tens of thousands of American troops in the region at risk. Source: Associated Press.
*Content translated with the aid of Artificial Intelligence, reviewed and edited by the Editorial Desk of the Broadcast, the real-time news system of Grupo Estado.
