Iran's Reaction to Trump's Post

On 30 October 2025, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded on the digital platform to a post by U.S. President Donald Trump. His response was as follows: 

“Having rebranded its ‘Department of Defense’ as the ‘Department of War,’ a nuclear-armed bully is resuming the testing of atomic weapons. The same bully has been demonizing Iran's peaceful nuclear program and threatening further strikes on our safeguarded nuclear facilities, in blatant violation of international law. 

Make no mistake: the U.S. is the world’s most dangerous proliferation risk. 

The announcement of a resumption of nuclear tests is a regressive and irresponsible move and a serious threat to international peace and security. The world must unite to hold the U.S. accountable for normalizing the proliferation of such heinous weapons.” 

Araghchi issued this statement in response to Donald Trump’s call to restart nuclear weapons testing. The reason behind Iran’s strong reaction is that a few months earlier, the United States had threatened Iran by claiming that it was working on nuclear weapons. Therefore, such a post by President Trump naturally provoked a response from Iran. 

I do not believe that the United States would alter its behavior based on Iran’s reaction, as Iran is located in one of the world’s most volatile conflict zones and has weak relations with the U.S. For this reason, the United States has used its media power to suppress not only Iran’s concrete actions but also unsubstantiated reports. Moreover, as the U.S. perceives Iran as a rival, it has consistently prioritized developments that could potentially pose a threat to Iran. 

Although it is difficult to predict how recent developments will unfold in the future, similar situations have repeatedly occurred between the two countries throughout history. Therefore, if we interpret the current situation, it is likely that the United States will ultimately act upon its statements, whereas Iran, due to its relative weakness in the media sphere, will be unable to take concrete measures and will remain limited to rhetorical responses. 

Source 

Iran condemns Trump’s call to resume US nuclear testing | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera