Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf declared that Iran will no longer accept the cycle of ceasefires and negotiations, warning US President Donald Trump and promising a 'firm response'.
Amid widespread US and Israeli military strikes on Iranian infrastructure, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf declared that the ongoing cycle of conflict and temporary pauses must end. Khabar Fori Jang, an Iranian breaking news channel that frequently amplifies state military alerts, reported that Qalibaf stated, "We no longer accept the chain of war-ceasefire-negotiation-war; the effect of the threat must be removed."
Qalibaf directed a specific warning toward the United States and President Donald Trump, following US Central Command's recent "Epic Wrath" operation that targeted Iran's Kharg Island. According to Khabar Fori Jang, Qalibaf said, "Trump must know that in the shadow of the wrong use of power, he cannot create peace." He emphasized that while Iran is not seeking war, it will mount a "heroic defense" and deliver a "firm response."
Referencing a past "12-day war," Qalibaf noted that Iran previously accepted a halt in fighting only after insistence from their adversaries and after firing their final shots at the Zionist regime. However, he stated that recent actions demonstrate their adversaries have not been disciplined. The core demand that the threat must be lifted from Iran and the broader region was widely circulated across Iranian media, with identical statements broadcast by Khabari Plus and the officially aligned SEPAH Pasdaran News Channel in a brief dispatch.
The reference to the '12-day war' aligns with past escalations involving Gaza and Israel, framed through the perspective of the broader Axis of Resistance. The source channels heavily amplify Iranian state rhetoric, framing the defense as 'heroic' and utilizing standard terminology like 'Zionist regime' to refer to Israel.