Mehdi Tabatabaei, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s spokesperson, has called American dominance in Iran a “shattered dream”, suggesting the US is waging the war to distract from domestic issues.

“A troubled economy, an anxious society, and a murky domestic political landscape; to escape this crisis, it (the US) has resorted to big lies and chosen the wrong path,” Tabatabaei says on X.

“If it had even a slight understanding of Iran’s history and the condition of its people, it would not have made such a major mistake.”

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