Senior Iranian negotiator Mohammad Marandi on Friday denied President Trump's claim that Iranian radar facilities were attacked, calling the claim a lie and warning that any such attack would provoke a decisive response.
Senior Iranian negotiator Mohammad Marandi on Friday denied President Trump's claim that Iranian radar facilities were attacked, calling the claim a lie and warning that any such attack would provoke a decisive response. The denial comes hours after Trump, at 00:49 Jerusalem, escalated from earlier military defeat claims to asserting the U.S. had destroyed Iran's newly deployed radar systems in an overnight strike — a claim that remains unverified and based solely on the president's statement.
The thread of Trump's assertions began at 00:49 Jerusalem Friday, when he first said Iran had agreed to nearly all U.S. demands (version 1). Within minutes, he claimed the U.S. had completely defeated Iran militarily (version 2), then that the U.S. had destroyed Iran's radar array, including a newly installed radar (version 3), and finally specified that the destroyed systems were newly deployed for action (version 4). All four versions are single-source statements by the president, none independently verified. Marandi's denial now offers the first direct Iranian rebuttal to the radar claim specifically.
The Zioneer has previously reported that Marandi has denied other Trump assertions — that Tehran sought a Doha meeting, that IAEA inspectors were scheduled to visit — describing such reports as Western propaganda. These denials have been part of a pattern in which Iranian officials push back against U.S. narratives amid stalled nuclear negotiations.
It remains unclear whether any strike on Iranian radar facilities actually occurred. No independent confirmation, imagery, or third-party reporting has corroborated Trump's claim. Marandi's denial does not itself constitute verification; the factual status of the alleged strike is unresolved.
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