Esmail Baghaei, the spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to the interventionist remarks by US President Donald Trump, stating that a simple review of the long record of American politicians’ actions allegedly aimed at “saving the Iranian people” exposes the reality behind such claims.
Baghaei said this record includes the orchestration of the August 19, 1953 coup against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mossadegh, involving the financing and arming of rioters; the downing of an Iranian civilian passenger aircraft in 1988, resulting in the killing of innocent women and children over the Persian Gulf; and full-scale support for Saddam Hussein during the eight-year war against Iran.
He further pointed to US complicity with the Israeli regime in the assassination and killing of Iranians, as well as attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in June 2025. Baghaei also referenced sanctions imposed on Iran, describing them as having been labeled the most severe sanctions in history.
According to the Foreign Ministry spokesman, recent threats of military action against Iran—made under the pretext of concern for the Iranian people—constitute a blatant violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.
Baghaei stressed that Iranians will address their problems through dialogue and interaction among themselves and will not allow any form of foreign interference in their internal affairs.
In a post published on his social media platform, Trump wrote that if Iran “shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States would “come to their rescue.”
"If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President Donald J.Trump," he wrote on one of his social media accounts.
Over the past week, Iran’s security and intelligence agencies announced the detention of several individuals accused of maintaining ties with foreign-based adversary groups and attempting to incite riots under the guise of public protests.
Tehran has repeatedly emphasized the distinction between lawful civil expression and coordinated acts of violence, warning that foreign actors routinely attempt to exploit social grievances to destabilize the country.
Trump’s remarks are deeply ironic, considering the United States’ own record of forceful crackdowns on protesters. Trump’s statement follows a familiar pattern in which US officials portray themselves as defenders of human rights abroad while overlooking or justifying harsh domestic responses to dissent.
MNA
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