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Foreign Ministry slams Trumpʼs claims as ʻbig lieʼ
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly pushed back against recent claims made by US President Donald Trump, rejecting his statements on Tehran's nuclear and missile program and the casualties during the January unrest as a "big lie."
In a post on X, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei called US officials "professional liars," accusing them of being skilled at creating the "illusion of truth." He warned that "no one should be fooled by these prominent untruths."
Baghaei further charged that the US administration and its surrounding "war profiteers"—specifically pointing to Israel—are deliberately applying a propaganda tactic attributed to Nazi figure Joseph Goebbels that if you "repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth."
He said they are repeating falsehoods to fuel a "sinister disinformation and misinformation campaign against the nation of Iran."
Trump's comments came during his annual State of the Union address. He claimed that Iran possesses missiles capable of threatening Europe and US bases abroad, and is developing longer-range systems that could potentially target the United States.
He also asserted that Washington dismantled Iran's nuclear weapons program during the 12-day conflict in June, but alleged that Tehran has since resumed what he termed its "sinister nuclear ambitions."
Referring to the ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington—with a third round set for Thursday—Trump stated that while Iran is seeking a deal, the US has yet to hear the "sacred words" that Iran would never pursue nuclear weapons.
This is while Tehran has consistently denied seeking nuclear arms or any other weapons of mass destruction, citing its religious doctrine and established policy.
While expressing a preference for a diplomatic resolution, Trump vowed he would never permit what he called "the world’s largest state sponsor of terror" to obtain nuclear weapons.
In another part of his address, Trump alleged that the Islamic Republic had shot or executed at least 32,000 protesters during the January unrest. Iranian authorities have previously stated that the violence which interrupted peaceful protests was the work of foreign-backed terrorist elements, and have put the number of deaths at just around 3,000.