Ghalibaf Confirms Top Leadership Assassinations, Refuses Ceasefire and Declares Strait of Hormuz Permanently Altered

Ghalibaf Outlines Asymmetric War Strategy Following Leadership Decapitation Strikes

In a defiant address reflecting the severe escalation of the ongoing war, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf confirmed the assassination of Iran's top military and political tier. In coverage provided by the state-aligned channel آخرین خبر, Ghalibaf admitted to the "martyrdom of the Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense, Chief of General Staff, and IRGC Commander," but claimed the military command system resumed its duties in less than 30 minutes. Addressing the loss of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, he warned enemies that his replacement will be a "young Khamenei with the same beliefs," declaring that the enemy ultimately failed to achieve its broader objectives.

Across multiple Iranian domestic channels—which uniformly broadcast state and IRGC narratives—Ghalibaf emphasized Iran's shift toward asymmetric warfare following the previous "12-day war." The reformist-aligned حامیان پزشکیان quoted Ghalibaf stating Iran has successfully knocked out enemy radars in the first days of the conflict using 2-ton warheads fired from 2,000 kilometers away. Meanwhile, خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری highlighted his assertion that Iran's redesigned missile launchers are now immune to enemy strikes and that indigenous air defense systems have intercepted over 100 modern drones, a claim echoed by the IRGC-affiliated کانال اخبار سپاه پاسداران 🏴.

Ghalibaf firmly rejected the possibility of a temporary pause in fighting, stating Iran will no longer accept the "war-ceasefire-negotiation-war" cycle imposed by the Zionist regime. خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری reports his vow that the threat must be entirely removed from Iran and that the country will not agree to a ceasefire only to be attacked again months later. Crucially, Ghalibaf confirmed the Strait of Hormuz has been closed due to insecurity, warning that its legal and operational status will not return to past conditions, labeling the activation of the Strait's potential a strategic mistake by the US and Israel.

Mocking the opposing coalition's military timeline, Ghalibaf claimed the enemy expected to win within 72 hours but instead saw all US regional bases targeted and rendered non-operational. According to خبرفوری‌نیوز | اخبار جنگ | حمله امریکا, he dismissed Donald Trump's rhetoric, asserting that Trump lies several times a day out of desperation and that the US presence fails to bring security to neighboring states. Amplifying this narrative, خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری shared an analysis from the Russian RT network concluding that the US war machine is fundamentally incapable of winning or ending a war against an adversary that effectively leverages its geography and ideology.