Tehran, Nov. 14 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Saturday (local time) slammed the US narrative that Tehran initiated the conflict with Washington in 1979, calling it "deceptive" and accusing American officials of attempting to evade responsibility for the consequences of its recent military aggression against Iran as part of the border West Asia conflict.

His remarks came after US President Donald Trump asserted that Washington did not initiate the war with Iran, claiming that Tehran had been waging war against America since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

In a lengthy post on X, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the US administration of attempting to shift responsibility for the conflict by invoki...