Front page of Shargh newspaper published on Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Mohammad Reza Aref, Masoud Pezeshkian’s first vice president, reacted on Tuesday to Donald Trump’s remarks about the Strait of Hormuz. He dismissed the remarks as a joke and made statements on the matter.

• Mohammad Reza Aref, Masoud Pezeshkian’s first vice president, reacted on Tuesday to Donald Trump’s remarks about the Strait of Hormuz.
• Mohammad Reza Aref said that Donald Trump “jokes too much.”
• In response to Donald Trump’s remarks, Mohammad Reza Aref used the phrase “You’re wrong.”
• Mohammad Reza Aref stated that the United States, by violating a document that had just been signed, showed that its words cannot be trusted.. Coverage difference: Iran International provided more details of Mohammad Reza Aref’s remarks and pointed to parts of his comments about not trusting what the United States says. Hamshahri focused more on the sharp reaction and the phrase “You’re wrong,” highlighting it in its headline.