Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday mocked Israel, saying the Jewish State had "no choice but to run to daddy,' a reference to US President Donald Trump, to "avoid being flattened by Iranian missiles."
NATO chief Mark Rutte had recently
jokingly referred to Trump as "daddy."
"The Great and Powerful Iranian People, who showed the world that the Israeli regime had NO CHOICE but to RUN to 'Daddy' to avoid being flattened by our Missiles, do not take kindly to Threats and Insults. If Illusions lead to worse mistakes, Iran will not hesitate to unveil its Real Capabilities, which will certainly END any Delusion about the Power of Iran," Araghchi wrote on social media.
Araghchi tweet
The top diplomat further demanded that Trump, who brokered a peace truce between the Asian rivals a day after the United States bombed three key Iranian nuclear sites, withdraw his "disrespectful" remarks on Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He also wondered if the US president is "genuine about wanting a deal."
Also Read | ‘We would have taken him out’: Israeli defence minister confirms Khamenei’s elimination was on cards"If President Trump is genuine about wanting a deal, he should put aside the disrespectful and unacceptable tone towards Iran's Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, and stop hurting his millions of heartfelt followers," Araghchi posted on X.
The "deal" he mentioned relates to the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, which was at the centre of the recent conflict between US ally Israel and Iran - their common rival. The hostilities began on June 13 with Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear and military sites, ahead of fresh Washington-Tehran talks over the latter's nuclear programme.
Also Read | 'Without question': Trump says will bomb Iran again if it gets into nukesThe war ended on June 23, a day after America's Operation Midnight Hammer, which Iran retaliated to by launching missiles on a US air base in Qatar.
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