The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bajar Khalibaf, ridiculed the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessant, for fleeing his residence in Washington to a military base "out of fear of the shadow of threats", following Bessant's public insults against Iran's leadership.
￭ In a conversation with CNBC on November 13, Basan declared, "the Iranian leadership", claiming to have received death threats and described the Revolutionary Guards as "like a dangerous animal in the corner".
￭ Responding during a parliamentary session on November 15, Ghalibaf said Besant's "vulgar comments and immoral language" reflected Washington's "deep despair" in the face of Iran's power.
￭ Tehran has denied planning attacks against US officials on US soil.