Key facts
- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi criticized Donald Trump's recent remarks.
- Gharibabadi described Trump's comments as an admission of failure for U.S. policy.
- He suggested Iran should respond to Trump using "the language of force."
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated that Donald Trump's recent remarks, which included threats, demonstrated the failure of U.S. policy toward Tehran. Gharibabadi posted on X that Trump's comments were "not a sign of strength, but rather an admission of the failure of a policy built on brute force, sanctions, and threats for years." He added that Iran must respond to Trump in "his own language," suggesting that "apparently, he understands the language of force better."