00:26Donald Trump returned from Beijing
00:28claiming diplomatic victories.
00:30But tonight, Iran is openly mocking him,
00:33and the insult is now spreading across global headlines.
00:37An advisor to Ali Khamenei
00:39has launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump
00:42over his high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:47The message from Tehran?
00:49Trump gave away expensive concessions
00:51and got back, quote,
00:53bottles of air.
00:55The sharp remark circulated widely on May 18th
00:59and appears aimed directly at Trump's claims
01:01that the Beijing summit produced major breakthroughs
01:04on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
01:09Trump has repeatedly insisted that China now agrees
01:12the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to international shipping.
01:16Calling the waterway a public good,
01:19Trump argued no country should be allowed to control access
01:22or impose what he described as illegal toll systems.
01:26The White House also emphasized
01:28that both Washington and Beijing
01:31oppose militarization of the Strait,
01:33and Trump suggested China could buy more American oil
01:37to reduce dependence on Gulf shipping routes
01:39controlled by Iran.
01:41But Iran is not impressed.
01:43The advisor to Khamenei accused Trump
01:46of exaggerating the outcome
01:48while surrendering leverage to Beijing.
01:50The phrase bottles of air
01:52has now become symbolic of Iran's attempt
01:55to portray the summit as politically hollow.
01:58The criticism didn't stop there.
02:00Trump also claimed China shares the U.S. position
02:03that Iran must never obtain nuclear weapons.
02:07But Iranian officials quickly pushed back.
02:09The advisor insisted Iran is not pursuing nuclear bombs
02:13and accused the United States and Israel
02:16of spreading false narratives
02:17to justify pressure on Tehran.
02:20The exchange highlights
02:21the increasingly complex triangle
02:24between Washington, Beijing, and Iran.
02:27While Trump presented the summit
02:29as a sign of growing U.S.-China cooperation,
02:32China continues buying Iranian oil
02:35despite Western pressure.
02:37Beijing has also repeatedly criticized
02:39the broader U.S.-Israel military campaign
02:42against Iran
02:43while carefully avoiding direct confrontation
02:46with Washington.
02:47Analysts say China's strategy
02:50remains highly calculated.
02:52Beijing wants stability in the Gulf
02:54because its economy depends heavily
02:56on Middle Eastern energy.
02:58At the same time,
02:59China does not want to abandon Iran,
03:01a major strategic and economic partner.
03:04So while Trump talks about partnership,
03:07Tehran sees contradiction.
03:09And Iran's leadership is now using mockery
03:12as part of a wider information war.
03:14The rhetoric also reveals
03:16how diplomacy itself
03:18has become another battlefield
03:20in the ongoing Middle East crisis.
03:22Military tensions may have eased slightly
03:25after the ceasefire,
03:26but politically,
03:27the war of narratives is intensifying.
03:30And tonight,
03:31Iran's message to Trump
03:32is loud and clear.
03:34You came back from Beijing
03:36with headlines,
03:37but not necessarily with leverage.
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