An Iranian spokesperson said Trump’s claim that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons is “a big lie” that has been “repeatedly proven false and is easily verifiable.”
Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency, spokesperson Esmail Bagahei emphasized that Iran is a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT, an an international agreement that aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and technology, adding that the country’s nuclear program was also under the full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Bagahei’s comments came a day after Trump renewed his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran by signing an executive order that cracks down on the country’s nuclear program and limits its oil exports to other nations.
Trump added that Iran would be “obliterated” if it attempted to assassinate him: “I’ve left instructions if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left,” he said from the Oval Office.
Bagahei’s comments echo remarks made by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who said that “maximum pressure is a failed experience, and repeating it will lead to another failure.”
