Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday evening that Iran is in a substantive and existential war with the United States, whose goal is to overthrow the Islamic regime and dismantle the Iranian state. The remarks were reported by a news channel, continuing a series of bellicose statements from the senior official.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf issued a fiery statement Wednesday evening, asserting that Iran is locked in a 'substantive and existential war' with the United States. The US, he said, seeks to 'overthrow the holy regime of Iran as the central body of the axis of justice' and 'dismantle our beloved country.' The comments were published by a Telegram news channel, without official confirmation from the Iranian parliament or state media.
The statement comes just minutes after an earlier Ghalibaf remark, reported by The Zioneer at 20:37 Jerusalem, in which he said Iran must be 'prepared for war' while also pursuing diplomacy. The new language is markedly more aggressive, framing the conflict as an existential struggle and explicitly accusing Washington of seeking regime change.
Ghalibaf has made a series of similarly confrontational statements in recent weeks, including claims that Iran defeated the US and Israel, and that diplomacy and military action are complementary. The current statement appears to align with the hardline faction within Iran's leadership, especially as nuclear and regional tensions persist. The reliability of the report is unconfirmed beyond the single source.
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