by Met Middleson

June 18, 2025

President Trump claimed earlier today that Iranian officials had offered to “come to the White House,” calling it “courageous” and suggesting they made the offer because he could not travel abroad. “They even suggested they come to the White House. That’s courageous, but it’s not easy for them to do,” Trump said. “But they suggest because I can’t go now because of what is going on.”

Shortly after, Iran’s mission to the United Nations issued a fiery public statement denying the account entirely. In a sharply worded post, the official @Iran_UN account declared, “No Iranian official has ever asked to grovel at the gates of the White House.” The statement went on to call Trump’s remarks cowardly and accused him of clinging to relevance through threats.

The Iranian delegation added that Iran would “respond to any threat with a counter-threat, and to any action with reciprocal measures,” further escalating tensions following Trump’s recent remarks suggesting a willingness to “take out” Iran’s Supreme Leader.