Iran Mocks Trump Over ‘Hell-Hole’ Remark, Says ‘Kabhi India Aa Ke Dekho’

Last Updated:April 24, 2026, 10:42 IST

Iran Consulate in Mumbai mocks Trump over video calling India and China hell holes, shares Maharashtra promo, as MEA condemns remarks as uninformed and in poor taste

Trump Hell-Hole Remark Row: Iran’s Consulate General in Mumbai on Friday took a jibe at US President Donald Trump after he shared a video featuring conservative author and radio host Michael Savage, who referred to India and China as “hell holes" while criticising America’s birthright citizenship laws.

In a post on X, the Consulate General shared a video documenting Maharashtra’s rich cultural and geographical heritage, from the bustling city life in Mumbai to Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to the quiet of the plateaus in Satara and the Tapi River valley in Khandesh. It claimed that a trip to the state could be a ‘cultural detox’ for Trump.

“Maybe someone should book a one-way cultural detox for Mr. #Trump, it might just reduce the random bakwaas 😏Kabhi #India aa ke dekho, phir bolna," it captioned the video.

Earlier on Thursday, Iran’s Consulate General in Hyderabad strongly defended India and China, saying that both these nations are “the cradles of civilisation."

“In fact, the hell-hole is where its war-criminal president threatened to decimate the civilisation in Iran," it added, referring to Trump.

The statement underscored Tehran’s rejection of the derogatory characterisation and positioned India and China as historically significant civilisations.

What’s The Row?

A row was triggered after the US President reposted a transcript of a conservative political talk show hosted by American radio host Michael Savage, in which Michael Savage referred to India, China and other nations as “hellholes"- describing them as places from which people travel to the United States in their ninth month of pregnancy to secure automatic citizenship for their children under American birthright citizenship law.

Trump also shared the video and full transcript of Michael Savage’s podcast Savage Nation, in which the host called for a national referendum on birthright citizenship rather than leaving the matter to the courts, and sharply criticised the US Supreme Court’s ongoing deliberations on the issue.

Later, he clarified his stance with the American Embassy in New Delhi saying that Trump considered India “a great country" led by “a very good friend of mine."

India Opposes Trump’s Comment

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also sharply criticised remarks amplified by Trump and said, “We have seen the comments, as also the subsequent statement issued by the US Embassy in response. The remarks are obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste. They certainly do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship, which has long been based on mutual respect and shared interests."

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