Iran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday dismissed United States claims about its missile programme as big lies, after President Donald Trump claimed Tehran was developing missiles that can strike the United States.

Spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei said on X that whatever U.S is alleging regarding Iran’s nuclear programme, Iran’s ballistic missiles, and the number of casualties during January’s unrest, is simply repetition of big lies.

Baqaei did not specify exactly which claims he was responding to, but hours earlier, President Trump had said Iran was seeking missiles that could reach American soil.

In an interview with reporters in February, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran lacked the capability to target the US but would attack American bases in the Middle East if Washington launched a strike.

During his State of the Union speech, President Trump also reiterated that Iran would never be allowed to build a nuclear weapon, saying that Tehran’s leaders were at this moment again pursuing their sinister nuclear ambitions.

Meanwhile, Iran has repeatedly denied it is seeking a nuclear weapon but insists it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

The US president also claimed that Iranian authorities killed 32,000 people during a wave of protests that started in December and peaked on January 8 and 9, 2026.