{"id":2561459,"date":"2026-02-01T22:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-claims-trump-being-dragged-toward-war-by-disinformation-5\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T22:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:44:15","slug":"iran-claims-trump-being-dragged-toward-war-by-disinformation-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-claims-trump-being-dragged-toward-war-by-disinformation-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran claims Trump being &#8216;dragged&#8217; toward war by &#8216;disinformation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-claims-trump-being-dragged-toward-war-by-disinformation-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2561459&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said President Trump is being \u201cdragged\u201d toward conflict by disinformation campaigns pushed by parties who stand to benefit from war,and urged him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-claims-trump-being-dragged-toward-war-by-disinformation\/\" title=\"... being &#039;dragged&#039; to...d ... by &#039;disinformation&#039;\">avoid military action<\/a>. araghchi told CNN he fears miscalculations and operations based on misinformation, while expressing confidence Trump can make the right decision. The comments come as Trump weighs strikes in response to Iran\u2019s deadly crackdown on protesters and has been presented with options targeting Iran\u2019s nuclear and missile infrastructure or weakening Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The U.S. has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and other forces into the region. Tehran signaled openness to resuming a nuclear deal that would bar nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief, but Khamenei warned a U.S.attack could spark a regional war \u2014 a threat Trump dismissed by saying time will tell if the warning proves true.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran claims Trump being &lsquo;dragged&rsquo; toward war by &lsquo;disinformation campaigns&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489568\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi suggested that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is being influenced by  &ldquo;disinformation&rdquo; as he weighs a decision to strike <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a> over its deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Araghchi claimed on Sunday that &ldquo;certain parties&rdquo; who want war for &ldquo;their own benefit&rdquo; are pushing U.S. military intervention and a conflict with Iran. While he appeared unfazed by that prospect, he nonetheless urged Trump to avoid it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442306\/slovakia-adviser-resigns-epstein-texts\/\">Slovak national security adviser resigns after Epstein texts revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442234\/iran-ayatollah-regional-war-us-attack\/\">Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-supreme-leader-calls-normalization-with-israel-betting-on-a-losing-horse\/\" title=\"Iran&#039;s leader rejects Israel normalization as a futile endeavor.\">supreme leader warns<\/a> of &#8216;regional war&#8217; if US attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442196\/israeli-strikes-gaza-ceasefire-violation\/\">Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not concerned about war. What I&rsquo;m concerned [about] is miscalculations and military operations based on misinformation and disinformation campaigns,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-885257\">told<\/a> CNN&rsquo;s Frederik Pleitgen. &ldquo;I think President&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;is wise enough to make a correct decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been considering a U.S. military operation on Iran for weeks after thousands of protesters were killed by the country&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-gas-stations-partnering-with-armed-security-to-protect-customers-amid-carjacking-epidemic\/\" title=\"Chicago Gas Stations Partnering With Armed Security To Protect Customers Amid \u2018Carjacking Epidemic\u2019\">security services<\/a>. He <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/29\/us\/trump-military-options-against-iran.html\">reportedly<\/a> received a new slate of options last week that are designed to either do further damage to Iran&rsquo;s nuclear and missile facilities or weaken Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military has simultaneously <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4433614\/abraham-lincoln-carrier-strike-group-middle-east-possible-iran-attack\/\">amassed<\/a> an armada of warships in the Middle East that includes the USS&nbsp;<em>Abraham Lincoln<\/em> Carrier&nbsp;Strike Group. Those ships arrived in the region on Monday after being redirected from its Indo-Pacific deployment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also left the door open to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >resuming nuclear deal negotiations<\/a> that collapsed last summer, something the regime has signaled openness to despite their denials of ever desiring or possessing nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Araghchi said on Sunday a deal that included &ldquo;no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nuclear-official-wrote-that-queer-theory-helps-us-see-the-evil-of-our-nuke-arsenal\/\" title=\"Biden ... Official Wrote That &#039;Queer Theory Helps Us&#039; See the Evil of Our Nuke Arsenal\">nuclear weapons&#038;rdquo<\/a>; would be a &ldquo;very good&rdquo; one and &ldquo;is achievable even in a short period of time.&rdquo; He added that in return, Iran would demand the lifting of pressing sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump deliberates, the regime has been warning him about the consequences of any U.S. military operation on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>They originally pledged to target U.S. bases in the region in response. But Khamenei went a step further on Sunday when he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442234\/iran-ayatollah-regional-war-us-attack\/\">threatened<\/a> a &ldquo;regional war&rdquo; in the event of a U.S. attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442234\/iran-ayatollah-regional-war-us-attack\/\">IRAN&rsquo;S SUPREME LEADER WARNS OF &lsquo;REGIONAL WAR&rsquo; IF US ATTACKS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Araghchi suggested these are one and the same, saying &ldquo;since U.S. bases are spread across the region, then inevitably, many parts of the region would be involved, engaged, and that could be very dangerous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded to Khamenei&rsquo;s threat by saying if a nuclear deal is not struck, &ldquo;then we&rsquo;ll find out whether or not he was right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran: Trump pushed toward war by disinformation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2561460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iran-foreign-minister-trump-being-dragged-toward-war.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50577,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2561459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-disinformation-2","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/iran-foreign-minister-trump-being-dragged-toward-war.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2561459"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2561463,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561459\/revisions\/2561463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2561460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2561459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2561459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2561459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}