![A view of a giant billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump with the words "Revenge Is Inevitable" displayed at the intersection of Jomhuri Street and Vali-e Asr Street in Tehran, Iran, on July 28, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-12-2.jpg)
The world today feels as if it is being governed by two master fabulists—Tehran and Donald Trump—each bending reality in his own way, each forcing the geopolitical arena to treat falsehood as fact and denial as statecraft. When Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, declares that “there are currently no negotiations with the United States,” he is not refuting a claim; he is announcing a doctrine. In Iran’s political lexicon, truth no longer defines the boundaries of policy. Falsehood is no longer a tactic—it is the architecture of governance. Trump’s relationship with truth operates on a different axis. He lies openly, repeatedly, and with full awareness that the world is watching. His contradictions are not accidents; they are instruments of […]
