'You should take our word ' Karoline Leavitt snaps when asked about Iranian media's messaging

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was seemingly fuming after the press asked questions on the discrepancies in messaging between Washington and Tehran on peace negotiations. She sent a pointed message on Wednesday afternoon, telling them that they should "take [the White House's] word for it," and the public messaging from Iran was very different from what they "concede" to the U.S. behind closed doors. 

In a gaggle with the press outside of the White House, one reporter asked, " Iranian state media are openly mocking the president of the United States and saying, 'We didn't request an extension to the ceasefire.' What's the response from the president of the United States?" to Leavitt. Without wasting a second, the press secretary promptly said, "The response is you guys all see a lot of different messaging coming out of Iran, a lot of different rhetoric and language from them. I would caution you to take anything they say at face value." She went on to fumingly add that what Iran says publicly is "much different than what they concede" to the U.S. and its negotiating team. "I've said that repeatedly to all of you in the news media, and you should take our word for it," she concluded. 

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Trump announced an indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran until its leaders could "come up with a unified proposal." In the Truth Social post, he added that the naval blockade of Iran's ports will continue and claimed that he was positive that the U.S. will end up with a great deal, despite no confirmation of any talks taking place from Tehran. Amidst conflicting reports, a White House official confirmed that Vice President JD Vance will not be traveling to Pakistan for the talks, NBC News reported.

urthermore, Iran's state media and the military & security leadership have denied making any request for the extension of the ceasefire. According to Al Jazeera, Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed due to "the blatant violations of the ceasefire", while Trump claimed Tehran was in shambles and losing $500 million a day due to the U.S. navy blockade of the strait. Iran's president, Masoud Pazeshkian, further stated that the additional blockade, as well as threats and breach of commitments, are the main obstacles to talks, the publication reported. 

Despite the reports, Leavitt seemed confident that President Donald Trump had the final say in the negotiations. She seemed flustered when asked who was leading the talks from the Iranian side.   "The White House and our intelligence community certainly have a good understanding. However, we want to see a unified response and a unified proposal," she said in response, according to the Irish Star. 

This isn't the first time that Leavitt has slammed the media for questioning Trump's handling of the war. Days before the ceasefire extension was announced, Leavitt, in an interview with Fox News,  slammed reports indicating that the president's claims don't match the reality on the ground, saying, “It’s all a bunch of nonsense. They are rooting against this president, and therefore our country, and it’s really despicable to watch.”

She further claimed the U.S. was on the brink of making a favorable deal, and that Trump had all options open in front of him.