Iranian MP Ebrahim Azizi dismisses US Treasury Secretary's claims as baseless lies

Ebrahim Azizi, a senior member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, has dismissed claims made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as baseless lies. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Azizi wrote, "Once again, it has been proven that your 'so-called' intelligence is nothing more than baseless lie." He added, "Learn the lesson and avoid another miscalculation otherwise, our Armed Forces will teach you a lesson you will never forget."

The exchange follows earlier remarks by Bessent, who recently said he hoped global oil prices would fall to around $40 per barrel once the war with Iran ends. On September 6, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf responded sarcastically to those remarks. In a post on X, Ghalibaf pointed to a series of economic challenges facing the United States, including rising US diesel prices, large-scale sales of US Treasury securities by Japan and Norway, and growing concerns over inflation and interest rates. He told Bessent to "warm up properly before you take off."

Azizi's comments mark the latest in a series of public exchanges between Iranian officials and the US Treasury Secretary. The statements reflect ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, with Iranian lawmakers frequently responding to US officials' remarks on economic and security matters. The specific claims by Bessent that prompted Azizi's response were not detailed in the report, but they follow a pattern of Iranian officials rejecting US assertions as unfounded.

The report by Mehr News added that the exchange underscores the continuing rhetorical confrontation between the two countries, with Iranian officials using social media platforms to counter US statements. No further details were provided on the nature of Bessent's claims or the context in which they were made.