Iranian MP Calls Trump's Deal Claims Unreliable

Tehran. Iran's senior hardline MP Ebrahim Raisi has called US President Donald Trump's claim of being close to a grand deal to end the war with America-Iran unreliable and potentially deceptive.

Raisi wrote on social media X that Trump might have made such a statement only to keep the current situation calm. He emphasized that Iran must continue its military action, given the high possibility of Trump trying to deceive.

He called for Iran to strike harder at the enemy's infrastructure, economic centers, and regional artificial intelligence (AI) related structures, claiming that the opposing side would feel more pain from it.

Earlier on Thursday night, Trump had said that he had ended the war with Iran and achieved a grand deal. However, just a few hours before that, he had warned of extremely severe attacks on Iran and had indicated targeting Iran's main oil export hub, Kharg Island. Later, he said he had canceled such planned attacks.

Raisi in another message warned the US not to attack Kharg Island, saying they would return alive if they came. Kharg Island is considered Iran's economic lifeline. It has immense strategic importance as about 90 percent of Iran's crude oil exports pass through this island.

Raisi is not the only leader to doubt Trump's claims about the deal. Other hardline groups in Iran have also expressed distrust towards Trump and America. Especially, an influential hardline group called Jeben-e Paydari (Endurance Front) has been opposing any potential deal with America, considering it akin to surrender.