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Iran responds to Rama: Listen to citizens who are shouting "Rama, go away" and don't invent imaginary enemies
2026-06-09 15:43:13 / POLITIKË
The verbal clash between Tirana and Tehran has further escalated, after the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baghaei, responded directly to Prime Minister Edi Rama after the latter's accusations of disinformation and hybrid warfare.
In a reaction on Platform X, Baghaei asked Rama to "calm down," arguing that it was the Albanian prime minister himself who had started the public clash.
"Calm down, Mr. Prime Minister. It was YOU who started this. Therefore, you must face the consequences ," he wrote.
The Iranian official accused Rama of using Iran as an excuse to avoid criticism and dissatisfaction from Albanian citizens.
" It would be wiser to show respect for the intelligence and judgment of your people. They are smart enough to distinguish truth from falsehood ," Baghaei said.
He added that if the Albanian government decides to make decisions that, according to him, violate national sovereignty, this is its choice, but other actors should not be blamed for the reactions coming from public opinion.
"When faced with the anger and criticism of your public, do not use others as scapegoats to avoid accountability ," he wrote.
At the end of the reaction, Baghaei referred to the protests taking place in Albania, calling on Rama to listen to the voice of the citizens.
" Instead of writing a long pamphlet with baseless accusations against Iran, listen to your people who are shouting in the streets: 'No to corruption!', 'We want justice!', 'Rama go!'" the Iranian spokesman declared.
The statement comes after Prime Minister Edi Rama reacted to Tehran's previous comments, accusing Iran of feeding false narratives regarding the debate over the Zvërnec project and waging a "hybrid war" against Albania.
In his reaction, Rama recalled the cyberattacks that hit Albanian institutions in 2022, for which Albanian authorities and international partners have blamed actors linked to the Iranian regime.
The Prime Minister stressed that Albania will not be intimidated by threats or disinformation campaigns and that it will continue to defend democratic values, freedom and the right to asylum.
The clash between the two countries has intensified in recent days, after Tehran rejected Rama's accusations and mocked claims of Iranian involvement in the Zvërnec debate, stating that "they might even say that the flamingos are Iranian secret agents."
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