Former Iranian VP says Trump gave false description of Iran in Riyadh speech

Former Iranian vice president Eshaq Jahangiri said he felt ashamed when US President Donald Trump gave what he described as a false portrayal of Iran during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

“I suffered, I was ashamed when the president of the United States, in Saudi Arabia, gave a false description of Iran, saying that Iran doesn’t have water or electricity,” Jahangiri, who served from 2013 until 2021 in Hassan Rouhani's government, said in a speech on Thursday.

Speaking before Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other top Saudi and US officials, President Donald Trump spent much of a lengthy speech on Tuesday criticizing Iran while urging a deal over its disputed nuclear program.