India, Oct. 3 -- Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei has pushed back against US President Donald Trump's claim that Tehran is close to giving up, saying Washington's statements do not match the situation on the ground.

Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, responded to Trump in a post on X on Friday, accusing the US president of presenting declarations of victory as though they reflected developments in the conflict.

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Rezaei said Trump could claim victory in his own view, but argued that the course of the conflict was being determined by Iran's population and military. His remarks came after Trump said Iran was "ready to fold up" and suggested the United States coul...