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Iran officer Ebrahim Zolfaghari, who 'fired' Trump, trolls him for ‘solo truce talks’: 'Talking to self'
Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the remarks in a prerecorded video
A top Iranian military spokesperson on Wednesday asked Donald Trump if he was negotiating with himself, taking a dig at several statements made by the US President over talks he said were going to take place to reach a ceasefire deal after weeks of drone and missile exchange.
Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the statement in a prerecorded video aired on state television, days after he mocked Trump in his own way - “Hey Trump – you are fired. You are familiar with this sentence,” Zolfaghari had said in a video message on Tuesday. Track US-Iran war live updates
“The strategic power you used to talk about has turned into a strategic failure,” Associated Press quoted as saying Zolfaghari, who added that Trump's era of empty promises has come to an end.
“The one claiming to be a global superpower would have already gotten out of this mess if it could. Don’t dress up your defeat as an agreement. Your era of empty promises has come to an end.”
“Have your internal conflicts reached the point where you are negotiating with yourselves?” he added.
Zolfaghari’s statement came shortly after the Trump administration reportedly sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran through Pakistan.
“Our first and last word has been the same from day one, and it will stay that way: Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you,” Zolfaghari said. “Not now, not ever.”
‘Hey Trump, you are fired’
Zolfaghari went viral on social media on Monday after a video of him “firing” Trump surfaced. Looking into the camera, Zolfaghari switched to English mid-sentence of his speech, and told the President of the United States on Monday: “Hey Trump – you are fired. You are familiar with this sentence.”
His statement came as Trump announced a five-day pause in fighting with Iran after what he described were “productive conversations” with the country. The comments that sparked confusion over the participants in the talks and parameters of a deal as well as trolling from the Iranian side, which denied claims of negotiations.
Zolfaghari
had in the earlier video statement warned that "all power plants, energy infrastructure, and information technology (ICT) infrastructure of the Zionist regime will be extensively targeted" and added that "the power plants of countries in the region that host American bases will be legitimate targets for us," as reported by Iranian State Media, Press TV.
Zolfaghari also stated that companies in the region with American shareholders could be completely destroyed, highlighting Tehran's readiness to respond to perceived threats.
"We have said repeatedly that the Strait of Hormuz is closed only to the enemy and to harmful traffic, and it has not yet been fully closed. It remains under our intelligent control, and harmless passage occurs under specific regulations that ensure our security and interests," he added, as quoted by Press TV.
