Ghalibaf says Trump’s 'false' claims won’t help in negotiations

Iran's parliament speaker warns US that 'false claims' will not aid negotiations and threatens closure of the Strait of Hormuz. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Ghalibaf says Trump’s 'false' claims won’t help in negotiations

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Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, issued a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump on Thursday, April 17, 2026, dismissing a series of the American leader's recent statements as entirely false and warning that such rhetoric would prove counterproductive to any diplomatic negotiations. In a post on the social media platform X, Ghalibaf asserted that the United States had not prevailed in conflict through such "lies" and would similarly fail to make progress at the negotiating table. The Iranian official's comments represent a significant escalation in the war of words between the two nations, directly challenging the credibility of the US president's public claims. The core of Ghalibaf's statement was a direct threat to global energy security. He explicitly linked ongoing US actions to a potential crisis in one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints. "With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open," Ghalibaf declared. He stipulated that any future passage through the strait, through which approximately one-fifth of the world's oil passes, would be subject to a "designated route" and require explicit "Iranian authorisation." This statement transforms a long-standing regional tension into a concrete conditional threat, directly responding to what Iran perceives as American coercive measures. The context for this fiery exchange remains the protracted and multifaceted confrontation between Washington and Tehran, spanning issues from Iran's nuclear program and regional influence to US sanctions and military posturing. Ghalibaf's reference to a "blockade" suggests Iran views current US naval deployments or economic sanctions as an act of siege. His accusation that Trump made seven false claims within a single hour points to an intense, rapid-fire information battle, though the specific content of those claims was not detailed in his public post. The framing positions the US as an aggressor relying on misinformation. Ghalibaf further framed the dispute as a form of psychological and media combat. "Media warfare and engineering public opinion are an important part of war, and the Iranian nation is not...

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