Tehran, Sept. 22 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has hit back at the US administration, particularly President Donald Trump, over accusations that Tehran is responsible for rising fuel prices amid the ongoing conflict, comparing the US narrative to the way Nazi Germany portrayed its invasion of Poland in 1939.

In a post on X, Baqaei questioned the US attribution of rising fuel prices to Iran and argued that Washington's actions had contributed to the crisis, including disruptions involving the Strait of Hormuz and commercial shipping.

"U.S. officials blame Iran for rising fuel prices, as if the public's memory is short enough to forget who actually initiated the war of aggression, and whose actions created the cri...