‘Building Castles in the Air’: Iranian State Media Mocks Trump’s Claims of Progress in Iran Talks
Tehran: Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has sharply mocked US President Donald Trump over his claims of “very good talks” and an imminent deal with Iran.IRIB shared a video clip on its official X account in which President Trump tells reporters: “I think we have a very successful negotiation going on…
Tehran: Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has sharply mocked US President Donald Trump over his claims of “very good talks” and an imminent deal with Iran.
IRIB shared a video clip on its official X account in which President Trump tells reporters: “I think we have a very successful negotiation going on right now. If it happens, it’ll be announced fairly soon, and that’ll give us free oil, free Hormuz Strait, everything will be nice.”
Accompanying the clip, IRIB’s caption read:
“Building castles in the air!”
It also included a Persian proverb:
“The camel dreams of cottonseed; sometimes gulping it down, sometimes eating it grain by grain!”
This proverb is commonly used to describe unrealistic hopes or far-fetched dreams that are unlikely to come true.
The sarcastic response from Iranian state media comes amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the continued disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, with no concrete breakthrough reported in the negotiations so far.
