{"id":533548,"date":"2026-02-26T06:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=533548"},"modified":"2026-02-26T06:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:54:34","slug":"iran-rejects-us-claims-on-missile-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/iran-rejects-us-claims-on-missile-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran rejects US claims on missile programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Big lies\u2019<br \/>\nIran foreign ministry\u2019s spox calls US claims regarding nuclear programme, ballistic missiles \u201cbig lies\u201d<br \/>\nnews agency<br \/>\ntehran<br \/>\nIran\u2019s foreign ministry on Wednesday dismissed US claims about its missile programme as \u201cbig lies\u201d, after President Donald Trump claimed Tehran was developing missiles that can strike the United States.<br \/>\n\u201cWhatever they\u2019re alleging in regards to Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles, and the number of casualties during January\u2019s unrest, is simply the repetition of \u2018big lies\u2019,\u201d ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on X.<br \/>\nBaqaei did not specify exactly which claims he was responding to, but hours earlier Trump had said Iran was seeking missiles that could reach American soil.<br \/>\nIn an interview with Al Jazeera in February, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran lacked the capability to target the US but would attack American bases in the Middle East if Washington launched a strike.<br \/>\nDuring his State of the Union speech, Trump also reiterated that Iran would never be allowed to build a nuclear weapon, saying that Tehran\u2019s leaders were \u201cat this moment again pursuing their sinister nuclear ambitions\u201d.<br \/>\nIran has repeatedly denied it is seeking a nuclear weapon but insists it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.<br \/>\nThe US president also claimed that Iranian authorities killed 32,000 people during a wave of protests that started in December and peaked on January 8 and 9.<br \/>\nIranian officials acknowledge more than 3,000 deaths, but say the violence was caused by \u201cterrorist acts\u201d fuelled by the United States and Israel.<br \/>\nThe US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has recorded more than 7,000 deaths, while warning the full toll is likely far higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Big lies\u2019 Iran foreign ministry\u2019s spox calls US claims regarding nuclear programme, ballistic missiles \u201cbig lies\u201d news agency tehran Iran\u2019s foreign ministry on Wednesday dismissed US claims about its missile programme as \u201cbig lies\u201d, after President Donald Trump claimed Tehran was developing missiles that can strike the United States. \u201cWhatever they\u2019re alleging in regards to 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