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US using spectre of 'imaginary enemy' to frighten its people, Iran's Baqaei says

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Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, stated on Saturday that the United States is using the spectre of an "imaginary enemy" to frighten its people, responding to claims of potential Iranian attacks on Los Angeles and San Diego. Baqaei asserted that the real danger stems from the US ruling establishment's actions, not external threats, characterizing the rhetoric as the politics of fear.
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Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, has said that the United States is using the spectre of an “imaginary enemy” to frighten Americans. In a message posted on his X account on Saturday, Baqaei responded to US President Donald Trump’s claim about the possibility of Iranian attacks on Los Angeles and San Diego, which Trump described as “a very small price to pay".

US using spectre of 'imaginary enemy' to frighten its people, Iran's Baqaei says
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