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17/05/2026
On the 17th local time, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bagaei criticized the United States and Israel on his social media account for defending their military actions against Iran under the pretext of "maintaining global energy market peace and stability." Bagaei stated that the US and Israel are creating another "huge lie" for their "illegal war" by claiming to be "maintaining peace and stability in the global energy market." He pointed out that it is precisely the war actions of the US and Israel that have disrupted the originally "hopeful" diplomatic process and intentionally created insecurity in key energy transportation routes by launching "baseless military aggression" against Iran, and then accusing Iran of destabilizing the situation. Bagaei stated that this practice is repeating the usual pattern of "creating crises and wars, and then escalating the situation under the pretext of restoring stability and defending peace." (CCTV News)