Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei slammed the President Donald Trump administration, accusing it of blaming Tehran for the record-high fuel prices in the U.S.

Whose Actions Created the Hormuz Crisis?

In a post on X on Tuesday, Baqaei said that U.S. officials blaming Iran think that the public's memory was "short enough to forget who actually initiated the war of aggression." Baqaei then continued, asking, "Whose actions created the crisis that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz," as well as disrupting commercial shipping.

He then likened the U.S. tactics to the Nazis back before the Second World War. "In 1939, Hitler similarly framed his invasion of Poland as a defensive action," Baqaei said.

"When the instigator of an unlawful 'war of choice' blames the victim for the fallout, should this be viewed as 'strategic brilliance', or is it simply a textbook symptom of 'The March of Folly'?!" He asked, referring to a 1984 book by author and journalist Barbara W. Tuchman that analyzes the U.S.'s handling of the Vietnam War, among other historical instances from various time periods.

U.S. officials blame Iran for rising fuel prices, as if the public's memory is short enough to forget who actually initiated the war of aggression, and whose actions created the crisis that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of commercial shipping.…

— Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) September 22, 2026

On Monday, Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a statement, saying that all of Iran's airlines would be grounded by Wednesday due to the economic pressure that the U.S. was going to impose on countries and institutions engaging with Iran. Bessent threatened to kick the "enablers" out of the dollar system via sanctions.

Iran Issues Strait of Hormuz Warning

On Sunday, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a warning to the U.S., reaffirming Tehran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, saying that the U.S. cannot expect to pressure Iran over the waterway and not expect blowback or consequences from Tehran.

Meanwhile, Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaee said that the government had sent its war-end terms to the Trump administration, adding that it would be in the best interest of the U.S. if it were to accept the terms.