New Delhi, March 6 -- Amidst the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh sharply criticised US President Donald Trump, questioning Washington's stance on Iran's political future.

In conversation at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi, Khatibzadeh said it was ironic that the US president talks about shaping Iran's leadership when he cannot even control local political appointments in the United States.

Criticising the American leadership's approach to Tehran, he pointed to what he described as a "colonial" contradiction in US policy.

"President Trump is asking for a leadership change in Iran, while he can't even appoint the mayor of New York. Can you imagine this colonial approach? While he wou...