Trump's attempts to demonize Iran ‘beating the air': Boroujerdi

A senior Iranian lawmaker says US President Donald Trump's efforts to demonize Iran by accusing the Islamic Republic of supplying ballistic missiles to Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters is futile and an example of "beating the air."

"Trump is making desperate efforts to portray a negative image of the Islamic Republic of Iran and I believe these measures are [like] beating the air," Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters on Sunday, Press TV reported.

He pointed to his recent visit to Brussels, which took place at the invitation of the European Parliament, and said European countries have no positive view of measures by US officials, particularly President Trump.

"They were critical of Trump's performance in domestic, foreign and regional policies. Therefore, it seems that Trump wants to portray a negative image of Iran given widespread criticism of him and his performance and him being under the sway of the Zionist regime," the senior Iranian lawmaker said.

Boroujerdi emphasized that the claim by US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley about Iran's moves to provide Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters with ballistic missiles was in line with measures by the Israel-Saudi Arabia-US triangle.

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