Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Abbas Salehi, criticized President Donald Trump, saying he became "the shepherd who cried wolf" during the war and continues spreading contradictory claims and false information in negotiations, according to a statement posted on X.
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Abbas Salehi, posted a lengthy critique of U.S. President Donald Trump on X on Thursday evening, accusing him of spreading contradictory claims, false information, and repeated exaggerations about victories during the war. Salehi wrote that Trump had become "the shepherd who cried wolf" and warned that even now, amid negotiations, Trump is continuing the same behavior. He called on Iranians not to adopt Trump’s narratives, adding, "We must be careful not to agree with his narratives and not to make him a reliable person within the country."
Salehi’s statement is the latest in a series of Iranian official reactions to Trump. Earlier this month, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also responded to Trump, and the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency criticized Araghchi for what it called effectively backing Trump’s narrative. The Zioneer previously reported on these exchanges, including internal Iranian criticism of the regime's handling of relations with Washington. The current message, originating from Iran’s culture minister, represents a further hardening of the official tone, publicly calling on the domestic audience to reject Trump’s framing.
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