Iran’s security chief accuses Trump of ‘Israel First’ policy, ‘delusional fantasies’ in region

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Iran’s secretary for its Supreme National Security Council on Sunday said President Donald Trump’s “delusional fantasies” have plunged the region into chaos while putting Israel above American interests.

Ali Larjani posted on X that Trump’s actions against theIslamic Republichave now prompted fears of American troop casualties.

“With his delusional actions, he turned his self-made ‘America First’ slogan into ‘Israel First’ and sacrificed American soldiers for Israel’s power-hungry ambitions and with new fabrications, it is once again imposing the cost of assassinating its own character on American soldiers and families,” he wrote of Operation Epic Fury.

The secretary general of the High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, attends a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Iran, on June 24, 2019, in the capital Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)

Larijani stated that Iran was defending itself against American and Israeli aggression.

He added that Iran will not negotiate with the United States, denying aWall Street Journalreport that said he reached out to the U.S.through Omani mediators regarding resuming talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

�s opposition on Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon has been consistent, even before taking office.

“The President’s first instinct is always diplomacy, and his representatives worked extensively, and in good faith, to make a deal that would ensure that Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities posed no threat to our homeland,” the officials said.“The administration warned Iran that there would be dire consequences if they failed to make a deal.”

“Unfortunately, the Iranian regime refused to engage realistically with the United States,” the statement continued.“As a result, President Trump is taking decisive action to eliminate major national security threats to the American people, which past Presidents have talked about for 47 years, but only this President had the courage to accomplish.”

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A screen grab of President Donald Trump giving an update on the ongoing Operation Epic Fury.(Truth Social)

Iran responded to U.S.attacks that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by launching strikes of its own targeting U.S.military bases in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arab, as well as against Israel.

“He is rightly worried about more American casualties,” he said.“It is indeed very sad that he is sacrificing American treasure and blood to advance Netanyahu’s illegitimate expansionist ambitions.”

Meanwhile, Gen.Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said more U.S.troopswere headedtoward the Middle East amid escalations with Iran.,

“I don’t want to talk specifics, because that would tip the enemy off,” Caine told reporters during a Pentagon briefing.“We have more tactical aviation flowing into theater just based on the time it took to get it out there.”

Ali Larijani, addresses a press conference in Tehran, Iran.Over the weekend, Larijani criticized President Donald Trump over U.S.attacks against Iran, saying Trump has prioritized Israeli ambitions over American lives. (Henghameh Fahimi/AFP via Getty Images)

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The U.S.mission in Iran, Caine said, is to “prevent Iran from (the) ability to project power outside its borders.”