Iran's foreign minister ripped President Trump on Wednesday for tweeting about an Iranian missile launch over the weekend that turned out to be a fake.

"It worries me that people play with facts and produce alternative facts," Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told The Associated Press in an interview on Wednesday.

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The Iranian foreign minister's harsh words come after Iranian state television reported that the nation had successfully fired a missile and aired footage of the launch on Friday. But the government report was misleading, because the video was actually of a launch that took place in January.

Trump reacted to the fake launch on Twitter on Saturday, accusing Iran of working with North Korea and criticizing former President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran.

"Iran just test-fired a Ballistic Missile capable of reaching Israel. They are also working with North Korea," Trump tweeted, adding "Not much of an agreement we have!"

Iran just test-fired a Ballistic Missile capable of reaching Israel.They are also working with North Korea.Not much of an agreement we have! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2017

Reports quickly surfaced that U.S. radar and intelligence sensors did not detect a launch in the first place.

"As far as we can see, it did not happen," a Trump administration official told CNN.

The president has ratcheted up his rhetoric toward Iran in recent days, calling the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal an "embarrassment to the United States" on the floor of the United Nations last week.

Trump has until Oct. 15 to notify Congress on whether Iran has complied with the 2015 multilateral deal.

Congress will have 60 days to decide whether to reimpose sanctions on Tehran if Trump chooses not recertify the country's compliance.