The Iranian government has stressed that President Donald Trump's accusations about possible attacks on US cities are baseless, unrealistic, and merely for election campaign rhetoric.
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"President Trump's allegations about the possible destruction of American cities are baseless, unrealistic, and nothing more than campaign propaganda," Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said.According to him, Iran's military direction is clear, responsible, and based on defense and deterrence.
Iran, he stressed, has never been the instigator of any war.
"Nevertheless, Iran's missile capabilities and power are beyond doubt and undeniable, and are quite frightening," Jalali explained.
The senior Iranian diplomat suspected Trump was trying to avoid responsibility during the campaign and was using the deterrent effect as a pretext to settle domestic political scores, as well as seek revenge against his Democratic rival in California.
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on social media X: "that in order to frighten their own people, they created a shadow enemy in the sky to cover up the real threat on the ground."
"The real danger is not beyond our borders or in the skies above Los Angeles and San Diego. It lies within a regime that has waged an illegal war against the world, with global consequences," he said.
Trump, Baqaei added, had even described the destruction of the two cities as "a small sacrifice to pay."
"This is an example of the political theory of fear-mongering: frightening people with imaginary threats, portraying the destruction of their own cities as the price to be paid, and distracting them from the real danger," Baqaei stressed.
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