Iran accuses Trump of lying to his voters and betraying democracy
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Iran accuses Trump of betraying democracy after strikes
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi accused Donald Trump of lying to his voters and betraying democracy.
- Araqchi's statements came after US military strikes hit three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, June 21.
- He claimed Trump, who was elected on a platform to end costly 'forever wars,' had deceived his own voters.
- Araqchi condemned Trump's actions as an 'act of aggression' against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities and a 'flagrant breach of the UN charter'.
- The US strikes followed earlier attacks by Israel against Iran on June 13, which Israel justified by claiming Iran was nearing nuclear weapons development.