Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says US fabricates aerial threat to scare citizens

In a Saturday X post, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei responded to President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Iran might target Los Angeles and San Diego, calling the threat “imaginary.” Baghaei argued that the United States creates such a phantom enemy in the sky to intimidate its own population and hide the true peril posed by a ruling regime that has started an illegal war with global repercussions.

He cited Trump’s comment that the devastation of those cities would be “a very small price to pay,” labeling it a textbook example of fear-based politics. According to Baghaei, the real danger lies not in foreign missiles but in the policies of the US administration itself. The statement underscores ongoing rhetorical battles between Tehran and Washington over security narratives.