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- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei criticized the United States for blaming Tehran for rising global fuel prices.
- Baqaei argued that Washington's own actions and the initiation of conflict were the actual causes of the current market disruptions.
- The official compared the US government's narrative to propaganda used by Nazi Germany.
- The diplomatic dispute persists as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian prepares to attend the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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- The address by President Masoud Pezeshkian at the 81st UN General Assembly.
- Developments regarding visa access for the Iranian media team at the United Nations.
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Esmaeil Baqaei
Foreign Ministry spokesperson
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“U.S. officials blame Iran for rising fuel prices, as if the public's memory is short enough to forget who actually initiated the war of aggression, and whose actions created the crisis that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of commercial shipping. This isn't a new trick, though”
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…X, Baqaei questioned the US attribution of rising fuel prices to Iran and argued that Washington's actions had contributed to the crisis, including disruptions involving the Strait of Hormuz and commercial shipping. " U.S. officials blame Iran for rising fuel prices, as if the public's memory is short enough to forget who actually initiated the war of aggression, and whose actions created the crisis that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of commercial shipping. This isn't a new trick, though ," Baqaei said. "In 1939, Hitler similarly framed his invasion of Poland as a defensive action. When the instigator of an unlawful 'war of choice' blames the victim for the fallout, should this be viewed as 'strategic…
“In 1939, Hitler similarly framed his invasion of Poland as a defensive action. When the instigator of an unlawful 'war of choice' blames the victim for the fallout, should this be viewed as 'strategic brilliance', or is it simply a textbook symptom of "The March of Folly"?!”
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…actually initiated the war of aggression, and whose actions created the crisis that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of commercial shipping. This isn't a new trick, though," Baqaei said. " In 1939, Hitler similarly framed his invasion of Poland as a defensive action. When the instigator of an unlawful 'war of choice' blames the victim for the fallout, should this be viewed as 'strategic brilliance', or is it simply a textbook symptom of "The March of Folly"?! " he added. Baqaei's remarks came amid the dispute over responsibility for rising fuel prices and disruptions to commercial shipping, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz, with the Iranian spokesperson rejecting…
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