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Iran's Revolutionary Guards call Trump a 'big liar'

By Reuters

September 29, 20265:30 AM EDTUpdated 2 hours ago

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!IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi speaks during a press conference in Tehran

IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 29, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards spokesperson on Tuesday called US President Donald Trump a "big liar", accusing him of ​concealing the truth from Americans about Iran's nuclear ‌programme and the effectiveness of Iran's blockade of energy supplies from the Gulf.

Among his reasons for waging war on ​Iran, Trump has cited the need to ensure ​that it will never be able to build ⁠a nuclear weapon.

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"The enemy (US) knows that Iran is ​not after nuclear weapons," Hossein Mohebbi said. "Their issue with ​Iran is not its nuclear programme but rather its vastness, which they want to destroy."

He also challenged US assertions that Iran ​has lost most of its leverage over the ​Strait of Hormuz, in part because the US military has been ‌able ⁠to protect some of the tankers bringing oil out of the Gulf.

"The fact that the Americans might manage, at great expense, considerable trouble, and high risk to ​sneak a small ​vessel through ⁠the Strait of Hormuz under cover of darkness to export, say, 100 or ​200 barrels of oil does not mean ​the Strait ⁠is open," Mohebbi said.

According to Kpler data, September has seen a recovery of oil exports via the Strait of ⁠Hormuz, ​which are set to hit ​almost 10 million barrels per day, about half the pre-war volume.

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