Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the United States and the Israeli regime are fabricating a new “grand lie” to justify their illegal “war of choice” against the Islamic Republic, specifically as they claim their actions aim to restore stability in global energy markets.

In a post on his X account on Sunday, Baghaei said the reckless warmongering of the US and Israel is the root cause of shattered promising diplomatic processes.

Through an unprovoked military aggression against Iran, he added, Washington and the Tel Aviv regime deliberately injected insecurity into vital energy routes and are now accusing Tehran of destabilization, to put into practice Goebbels’ infamous dictum: "Accuse others of what you yourself are doing."

“This is their familiar, cynical playbook: manufacture crisis and war, then escalate further under the noble banner of 'restoring stability' and 'defending peace,'” the Iranian spokesperson emphasized.

Baghaei then quoted Roman historian and politician Tacitus, who wrote in his book Agricola, “They create a desolation and call it peace."