‘Imagine having 40 million on food stamps’: Ghalibaf hits back at Trump
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has hit back at US President Donald Trump after he claimed Iran needed American food exports, saying Trump was projecting his country's own economic problems onto Iran.
In a post on X on Thursday, Ghalibaf wrote: "Imagine having forty-something million of your own citizens on food stamps and calling another nation hungry. This is not a proclamation. This is a projection. Keep your SNAP advice. Our assets, our choices. Mind your malnutrition rates."
His remarks came after Trump told CNBC that Iran was struggling with “300 percent inflation” and was “making no money”. Trump added that the US hoped to eventually supply Iran with food commodities if ongoing diplomacy succeeds.
"They need food. They need corn, wheat, and soybeans, and we're going to have exclusively our American farmers provide that," Trump said.
He also told CNBC that Tehran had agreed to "just about everything we need" in talks he stressed were primarily aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
