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Iran accuses US of spreading disinformation about Iranian terrorism

By · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei issued a statement on X condemning the United States for running a coordinated disinformation campaign regarding Iranian terrorism. He stated that Washington relies on fabricated headlines and unsubstantiated allegations to pose as a victim while expecting global acceptance. Baghaei countered by accusing the U.S. and Israel of committing state terrorism and war crimes, explicitly citing the assassinations of Iranian scientists and officials.

Key points

  • Tehran firmly rejects recent American accusations regarding Iranian terror plots as coord…: Tehran firmly rejects recent American accusations regarding Iranian terror plots as coordinated disinformation.
  • Iran directly accuses the United States and Israel of committing acts of state terrorism…: Iran directly accuses the United States and Israel of committing acts of state terrorism and war crimes.
  • Media campaigns will not erase accountability for past assassinations of Iranian personne…: Media campaigns will not erase accountability for past assassinations of Iranian personnel, according to the ministry.

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused the US on Wednesday of conducting a “coordinated disinformation campaign” to portray itself as a victim of “terrorism”.

In a post on X, Baghaei said Washington committed "acts of state terrorism" by assassinating Iranian leaders and meanwhile "expects the world to ignore its own long record of aggression and terrorism, and to accept unsubstantiated claims of a 'terror plot'."

"However, no amount of media frenzy can rewrite history, erase responsibility, or conceal the identity of those truly responsible for aggression, terrorism, and war crimes," he added.

In its joint aggression against Iran alongside the Israeli regime, the United States committed not only abhorrent war crimes but also grave acts of state terrorism through the cowardly assassination of Iranian officials and scientists. Now, through a coordinated disinformation campaign built around fabricated headlines of “Iranian terrorism,” Washington seeks to cast itself as the victim! It expects the world to ignore its own long record of aggression and terrorism, and to accept unsubstantiated claims of a 'terror plot'. However, no amount of media frenzy can rewrite…

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