Iran's state-run IRNA news agency mocked President Trump on Sunday over his claim that he had cancelled a planned military strike on Iran, writing that he had 'retreated again from his rhetoric and military threats.' The hardline Kayhan newspaper urged Iranian officials to 'break Trump's game' and avoid any negotiations or agreement.
This morning's Iranian reactions to President Trump's claim of canceling a military strike unfolded in waves. At 07:46 Jerusalem, an unnamed senior Iranian figure was quoted mocking Trump, saying 'everyone understands it's fake news and Trump is retreating.' Minutes later, at 08:05, Mohammad Marandi, an advisor to Iran's nuclear negotiating team, was identified as the source of the dismissal, stating that Trump's claim was 'fake news.' By 08:15, Marandi reiterated that Trump 'caved.' At 09:39, Iranian media reported continued mockery and stated that the regime was at 'the highest state of readiness.' At 09:47, outlets called Trump's statement a 'desperate lie.' The most detailed response came at 12:15, when state-run IRNA news agency wrote that Trump 'retreated again from his rhetoric and military threats,' and the hardline Kayhan newspaper urged Iranian officials to 'break Trump's game' and avoid any negotiations or agreement. This is the latest chapter in a pattern of Iranian dismissals of U.S. diplomatic overtures, following earlier rejections of Trump's claims of Iranian outreach.
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