Iran Accuses U.S. of Projecting Its Own Actions Onto Tehran
Foreign ministry spokesperson rejects White House allegations and says Washington initiated, committed or supported many of the actions it attributes to Iran.
Iranian spokesperson Esmail Baghaei rejected unspecified White House allegations, accusing the United States of attributing to Iran actions that Washington had initiated, carried out or supported. The source documents Baghaei’s position but does not independently verify either side’s claims.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei responded to allegations made by the White House spokesperson in a post on X, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA. Baghaei said the accusations against Iran largely described actions that the United States had itself initiated, carried out or supported. He characterized the allegations as deflection and an evasion of reality, and quoted Proverbs 28:1 in support of his criticism.
The statement represents the Iranian government’s response to unspecified allegations from the White House. The available evidence does not identify the individual allegations, provide the White House spokesperson’s original remarks, or independently verify Baghaei’s claims. As a result, the account establishes the existence and substance of Baghaei’s response, but not the truth of the underlying accusations or counteraccusations.