State broadcaster IRIB ridicules US President over ‘free oil’ remarks
Iran has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington is close to securing a deal with Tehran, mocking his remarks as unrealistic.
Responding to Trump’s assertion that Iran could offer “free oil” and access to the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) shared a video clip of his comments and ridiculed the US leader using a proverb.
“Building castles in the air!” the IRIB said in a post on X, adding,
“Or in Persian we have a similar proverb: ‘The camel dreams of cottonseed; sometimes gulping it down, sometimes eating it grain by grain!'”
Trump had earlier claimed that the US and Iran were “very close” to reaching an agreement to end the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which began on February 28.
Speaking to reporters at the White House before departing for Las Vegas, he said a “very successful negotiation” was underway between the two sides.
Talks hit deadlock
Trump’s remarks came shortly after failed negotiations in Islamabad, where US Vice President JD Vance led the American delegation.
The talks reportedly ended without a breakthrough after Iran refused to accept key US demands, including halting its nuclear programme.
Despite this, Trump maintained that progress was being made and even claimed that Tehran had agreed to hand over enriched uranium—an assertion not confirmed by Iranian officials.
He said,
“And I said, we’re in there for two months, and you know what? We’re gonna have victory very shortly,”
Trump added,
“And against a very tough, smart country. These people were fighters, and you know, I don’t want to claim it before the fact, but they (Iran) have no Navy left. 158 ships at the bottom of the sea. 158, think of it.”
Global concerns over Hormuz
The ongoing tensions between the US and Iran have disrupted global supply chains, particularly after Tehran moved to block the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route through which nearly one-fifth of the world’s crude oil passes.
Several countries have called for the reopening of the route and urged both sides to resolve the crisis through dialogue and diplomacy.
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