Iran Slams Trump’s “Disgraceful” Remarks During Middle East Tour

Iran’s leaders have strongly criticized US President Donald Trump’s comments during his recent Middle East tour, calling them “disgraceful” and “deceptive”. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Trump’s remarks were “not worth responding to” and added that the US president “lied” when he claimed to want to use power towards peace, given Washington’s support for Israel’s actions in the region.

Key Quotes from Iranian Leaders

• Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: “The level of those remarks is so low that they are a disgrace for the one who uttered them and a disgrace to the American nation.”
• President Masoud Pezeshkian: “Which one of this president’s words should we believe? His message of peace, or his message of massacre of human beings?”
• Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: described Trump’s remarks as “deceptive”, saying the US has hampered Iran through sanctions and military threats while backing Israel and attacking Syria.
• Parliament Chief Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: said Trump’s remarks showed he was “living in a delusion”.
• Hossein Salami, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC): “We take pride in the elevation of character, identity, culture, and Islam”.

Background and Reactions
Trump’s comments were made during his tour of the Middle East, where he signed significant deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. He praised Arab leaders neighboring Iran, while criticizing Tehran’s leadership, saying Iran’s “landmarks are collapsing into rubble” and its leaders have “managed to turn green farmland into dry deserts” due to corruption and mismanagement.

The Iranian government has expressed skepticism about potential nuclear deal negotiations with the US, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stating that no written proposal has been produced yet amid “confusing and contradictory” rhetoric from Washington. Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator, Kazem Gharibabadi, emphasized that the “right to enrich is our absolute red line! No halt to enrichment is acceptable”.