Senior cleric warns ‘enemy media’ sowing doubt over Iran talks
A senior Iranian cleric warned Friday that contradictory reports by domestic and foreign media are sowing public confusion over Iran’s nuclear negotiations and urged citizens to follow the Supreme Leader’s guidance.
“Enemy media spread so much conflicting and distorted information that people begin to doubt everything,” Mohammad Saeedi, Friday prayer Imam of Qom, said, according to state media. “In such a climate, the enemy ends up deciding for us. Everyone must follow the commands of the Supreme Leader.”
Saeedi said that while Iran’s position in the nuclear talks has remained “clear and consistent,” the United States continues to act with “unreasonable demands and contradictory stances,” undermining the chances of a successful outcome.
He added that uncritical acceptance of anti-government narratives could amount to “tacit approval” of their views, and warned that media literacy was essential in what he called a “war of narratives” over Iran’s future.
“The Americans have shifted their position many times,” he said, blaming Washington for what he described as the lack of progress in the negotiations.
