Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf warned Thursday morning that if the enemy violates its commitments, Tehran's policy will be 'whoever opens fire will bear the consequences.' He said 'the distance between diplomatic and military confrontation is not great' and that 'our fingers are on the trigger,' according to Abu Ali Express. Ghalibaf also reiterated his claim that the US-Iran memorandum of understanding is a document of America's defeat.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf issued the latest in a series of escalating statements from the Iranian regime on Thursday, vowing that any violation of commitments by the 'enemy' — a term he uses to reference the US and Israel — would trigger a military response. His remarks come as the US and Iran continue to implement their June memorandum of understanding, which Ghalibaf has repeatedly described as a US defeat.
As The Zioneer reported at 09:01 Thursday, Ghalibaf earlier mocked US President Donald Trump directly, calling the MoU 'a document of America's defeat.' The latest statement adds the threat that Iran's policy will be 'whoever opens fire will bear the consequences' and that 'our fingers are on the trigger.'
The Iranian Foreign Ministry separately warned Wednesday that any violation of the MoU, including regarding the ceasefire in Lebanon, would be met with countermeasures. Ghalibaf's comments reflect the hardline faction's pushback within the regime even as formal diplomatic talks on a final nuclear deal proceed, with internal criticism of Foreign Minister Araghchi's negotiating terms.
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