Iran “showed the world that the Israeli regime had NO Choice but to RUN to ‘Daddy’ to avoid being flattened out by our missiles,” wrote Seyeb Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, on X.
This comes amid a back and forth between Iran and the U.S. after the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei spoke for the first time since the U.S. strikes.
“My congratulations on our dear Iran’s victory over the US regime,” he said.
Trump reacted to Khamenei’s words by saying in a post on Truth Social, “Why would the so-called ‘Supreme Leader,’ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the war torn Country of Iran, say so blatantly and foolishly that he won the War with Israel, when he knows his statement is a lie, it is not so. As a man of great faith, he is not supposed to lie.”
Trump also expressed that he saved Khamenei from “UGLY AND IGNOMINOUS DEATH.”
The foreign minister continued to defend his supreme leader by threatening Israel.
“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.
This put the already-fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel in jeopardy.
He also said in the post that “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.”
Trump announced that U.S. and Iranian officials will meet next week to discuss a potential nuclear deal but that it was not necessary. Trump continued to defend claims that U.S. strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacities, even though doubt still looms.
Trump said that if intelligence reports cast any more doubt on the state of Iran’s nuclear program, he would consider bombing again.
The use of the word “Daddy” to describe President Trump continues. Mark Rutte, NATO secretary-general, began the trend when he called Trump “Daddy” for using strong language against Iran and Israel.
The White House then embraced the term and released a video of Trump’s participation in the NATO Summit accompanied by the song “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s home)” by Usher.