Iran Retaliates to Pete Hegseth's "Hiding Like Rats" Remark, Citing Epstein's Island
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Iran's Larijani Fires Back at Hegseth: 'US Leaders On Epstein's Island'
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News18•13-03-2026, 22:19
Iran's Larijani Fires Back at Hegseth: 'US Leaders On Epstein's Island'
•Iran's Ali Larijani responded to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's 'hiding like rats' comment, stating Iranian leaders are among the people, unlike US leaders 'on Epstein's island'.
•Hegseth claimed Iranian leadership was 'desperate and hiding', while Larijani highlighted President Masoud Pezeshkian's public appearance at the Al Quds day march in Tehran.
•Pezeshkian, Larijani, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi marched openly, interacting with the public despite risks of US-Israeli attacks.
•An explosion occurred at the Tehran protest square, killing one woman, which Larijani attributed to Israel.
•Hegseth also claimed Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was 'wounded and likely disfigured', while Khamenei vowed revenge and continued attacks on US bases.
