Rejecting Trump claim
Iran's former oil minister has strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that he stepped down because Iran had “no economy” and “no oil,” stressing that the country’s oil production continues despite sanctions. Mohsen Paknejad made the comment in a social media post. He said his resignation has nothing to do with Trump’s claim, adding that he remains committed to his homeland and is one of millions of Iranians who are ready to sacrifice their lives for their country. Paknejad noted that he was placed under sanctions by the US, which he described as the enemy No. 1 of Iranian people, only a few months after taking office. He stressed that despite US sanctions and naval embargo, production and export of Iranian oil has continued due to endeavors made by the country’s oil industry workers. The former minister emphasized that Americans have suffered a hard blow at the hands of Iran and it is natural for them to resort to making such false claims. According to the Iranian president’s communications deputy, Paknejad had resigned for personal reasons “a long time ago” and President Masoud Pezeshkian accepted it at his own insistence.
'US distorting facts'
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has dismissed the US secretary of state’s claim about Tehran’s failure to take advantage of multiple opportunities to reach an agreement on its nuclear program. Esmaeil Baqaei said the distortion of historical facts by Marco Rubio cannot erase the reality of America's frequent breaches of its commitments from the public mind. He cited Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Tehran in 2018, the military aggression against Iran during negotiations, and subsequent violation of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. Baqaei stressed that the US is responsible for the existing insecurity in the region and its economic repercussions in the US and the world. He stressed that Iran's conditions for ending the war on all fronts and restoring security to the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz have been clearly and decisively explained to the other side, and the necessary response to US proposals will be conveyed through mediators.
Israeli crimes in Gaza
The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has dismissed Israel’s latest claims about the presence of armed men in Gaza’s hospitals, calling them false and baseless. Hamas said in its statement that such false claims are an extension of the regime’s previous fabrications about the presence of Hamas leadership headquarters inside hospitals it had previously occupied. It added that the falsehood of those claims was exposed once international organizations started operating within those hospitals. Hamas noted that such claims are part of the Israeli regime’s ongoing campaign of incitement and misinformation, and are used to justify attacks on hospitals and civilian facilities in Gaza. Hamas’ statement came after Gaza's Health Ministry warned that Israel’s new claims about the presence of armed men or weapons in hospitals are aimed at justifying more attacks on hospitals that are still operating under extremely difficult conditions. It added that Gaza’s health system has been under Israel’s “medical genocide,” for three years, with most facilities already destroyed, damaged, or forced out of service.
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