Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Thursday that Tehran threatened the United States and gave an ultimatum after an Israeli strike on Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood, claiming the threat forced President Trump to tell Prime Minister Netanyahu to stop the fire. Ghalibaf described the parallel diplomacy and military pressure as Iran's 'negotiation culture' — negotiating with the sword ready, according to Iran International.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf provided a detailed account of Iran's strategic calculus and negotiating posture during the recent escalation with Israel, in remarks published Thursday.
Ghalibaf framed Lebanon as an integral part of the 'axis of resistance,' supported by Iran against what he described as the alliance between the US and 'the Zionist regime.' He claimed that when Israel struck the Dahieh neighborhood — a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut — Iran issued an ultimatum to the US, demanding its conditions be met or else it would respond. According to Ghalibaf, this ultimatum forced President Trump to tweet and tell Prime Minister Netanyahu to halt the strikes on Dahieh.
The speaker asserted that Iran achieved a halt to the Dahieh attacks through negotiation, but only because of military strength. He described Iran's approach as 'negotiation culture — negotiation as a method of struggle,' saying the enemy understood that when Iran talks, its sword is simultaneously ready.
Ghalibaf also claimed that during negotiations with mediators on Sunday, a new attack on Dahieh occurred. He said he tweeted that Iran would respond, and the atmosphere in the talks shifted completely. Ghalibaf stated Iran warned that if Israel responded to Iran's response, Tehran would expand its range of operations.
The remarks align with Iran's longstanding public posture of supporting Hezbollah and leveraging proxies while maintaining diplomatic channels. As The Zioneer reported June 14, Iranian officials have repeatedly linked negotiations with military deterrence. The claim of forcing Trump's intervention is unverifiable independently.
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