video | The American congressman says: "The Iranians put babies in the microwave. '.
US Congressman Joe Wilson made fabricated claims that the Iranians are "murdering babies by putting them in the microwave" during a tense exchange with breaking news journalist Rania Khalek, while justifying the deadly US airstrike that killed 160 schoolgirls in the southern Iranian city of Minab by citing the presence of "human shields". ".
Pressed by Khalek on whether he supports continuing congressional funding for Washington's war on Iran despite polls showing 74 percent of voters saw the issue as crucial to their vote, the South Carolina Republican declared, "I oppose terrorists who kill babies by putting them in the microwave. ".
When Khalek questioned the claim and noted the complete lack of evidence for the wartime horror trope, Wilson responded, “Iran, you need to criticize yourself. ".
Khalek then confronted the congressman about the US bombing of an elementary school in Minab that killed 160 students, and asked if he was denying that the mass attack happened.
Wilson deflected responsibility for the deaths of the civilians, claiming, "My view is that there were human shields on that side," before walking away from the exchange.