The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Esmail Baqaei, responded to the “brazen and meddlesome” remarks by French and German officials in a series of posts on the social platform X.
“Shameful,” Baqaei wrote on Saturday. “Israel targets peaceful nuclear facilities, bombs homes, and kills Iranians in cold blood in clear violation of international law — yet Macron now decides to distort Iran’s nuclear program. The level of hypocrisy is astonishing.”
In a separate tweet, Baqaei also addressed the German government’s hostile stance, reminding the German officials of a long history of Iran’s stance against war and aggression.
“Remember the facts of history,” he wrote.
“Germany ignited two world wars, but Iranians, out of humanitarian values, gave refuge to Jews fleeing Hitler — ask the descendants of Polish and French refugees who received Iranian passports to find refuge from Hitler's persecution. Those who have always stood on the wrong side of history should now remain silent.”
The remarks come amid escalating Western criticism of Iran’s nuclear activities, while Western governments remain silent or complicit in the face of Israel’s ongoing aggression against civilians and disregard for international norms.
Iran maintains that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful and legal under international law, and sees Western attacks as politically motivated and aligned with Zionist interests.