Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the true revenge for a martyred imam (Khamenei) is the liberation of Jerusalem, and that to achieve it Iran must preserve Lebanon. He argued the enemy only understands force, according to a single source.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a new statement linking the liberation of Jerusalem to the preservation of Lebanon as a key axis of Iran's strategy. "The revenge for our Imam (Khamenei) is the liberation of Jerusalem, and for that we must preserve Lebanon," Ghalibaf said, warning that slogans will not achieve blood vengeance. He asserted that the enemy understands no language but force.
The statement continues a series of recent remarks by Ghalibaf tying the Lebanon front to Iran’s regional goals. As The Zioneer previously reported (June 18), he earlier called for expanding the ceasefire in Lebanon and described Jerusalem’s liberation as the true path to revenge. The current remarks appear to maintain that linkage, though the source text provides no immediate operational context or audience for the speech.
Ghalibaf’s framing treats the Lebanon front as a strategic asset for Iran’s broader confrontation with Israel, rather than a theater for limited deterrence. The remarks are reported from a single source and have not been independently corroborated by multiple outlets.
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