Baqaei to U.S.: Charity begins at home

Pars Today – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman wrote in a post on X that the United States itself is in urgent need of charity to address its hunger problem.

According to Pars Today, citing IRIB News Agency, Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote on X regarding hunger in the United States: " Charity begins at home — and it is desperately needed there."

As reported by World Hunger Education Service, more than 47 million people in the United States, including 1 in 5 children, cannot consistently access or afford enough nutritious food to live healthy lives. Since 2020, the number of people facing food insecurity has risen by 4.2 million.

Feeding America confirms the same stark reality: 47 million Americans struggle daily with hunger and its severe health and social consequences. The “solution” from U.S. authorities? In September 2024, the USDA quietly terminated its 30-year-old annual report on household food insecurity — effectively ending the official tracking and acknowledgment of hunger in America. So, after “solving” domestic hunger by simply stopping the reports, Washington now feels qualified to lecture the world about hunger elsewhere.