Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said this morning that if the United States claims to be truthful, it must first pay Iran for damages from the '12-day war,' according to Iranian media. The statement adds a new demand to Ghalibaf's recent hardline rhetoric as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said this morning that if the US claims to be truthful, it must first compensate Iran for damages from what he called the '12-day war,' according to an Iranian media report shared via a Middle East-focused the source. The specific war and damages Ghalibaf referred to were not elaborated in the report. This follows a series of increasingly hardline statements from Ghalibaf in recent days — as The Zioneer reported on June 11, he warned of an 'endless quagmire' for the US and threatened to 'reset the entire board,' including energy infrastructure. His latest demand comes amid a broader Iranian maximalist public posture at a time of heightened regional tensions and ongoing US-Iran negotiations. The context of the '12-day war' reference remains unclear; analysts note it could refer to a historical conflict or a hypothetical scenario Tehran is framing for political leverage.
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