Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf responded to recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying: 'They had better be careful with their declarations, our armed forces are prepared to respond in a different way,' according to Israeli media.
Sunday evening, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf directly addressed U.S. President Donald Trump, warning him to be careful with his statements. The warning came as Ghalibaf was in Switzerland for diplomatic talks, according to a report by Israel Hayom. Ghalibaf said: 'They had better be careful with their declarations, our armed forces are prepared to respond in a different way.' This marks the latest version of a statement first reported by The Zioneer at 19:13 Jerusalem, when Ghalibaf dismissed U.S. threats as coming from a position of despair and noted the presence of U.S. officials, including Vice President Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner, at the Swiss talks.
The Zioneer published three versions of Ghalibaf's remarks in a single hour (all timestamped Sun 19:13 Jerusalem). The initial report (version 1) quoted Ghalibaf's office saying that if U.S. threats had worked, the U.S. would not be in a state of 'desperation,' and that Iran's forces were ready to respond. A second version added that Ghalibaf was in Switzerland alongside U.S. officials Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner, and referenced a planned Friday MOU signing. The third version, which matches the draft's update, sharpened the warning into a direct address to Trump. All three versions share the same core: Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond on their own terms. The source of the initial report was Ghalibaf's office; later versions added the Switzerland setting and the presence of U.S. officials. The report was first carried by Israeli media, specifically Israel Hayom.
These remarks sit in a wider context of U.S.-Iran tensions that have been intensifying since early June. As The Zioneer has reported (Jun 8, 03:03 and 03:46 Jerusalem), President Trump stated that the U.S. military is on alert and urged Iran to return to negotiations after an Iranian missile barrage. In subsequent days, Trump has alternately threatened military action (Jun 10; Jun 17, 22:28 Jerusalem) and suggested Iran had asked for a halt to strikes (Jun 11, 02:45 Jerusalem), a claim Iran called a 'complete lie.' Israeli officials have reacted with surprise to some Trump statements (Jun 12, 03:01 Jerusalem), and at least one commentator assessed that Trump's defensiveness on the issue signaled weakness (Jun 18, 20:35 Jerusalem). The Zioneer also reported that U.S. weaponry intended for Iranian protesters was seized by Kurdish groups, according to Trump (Jun 11, 17:40 Jerusalem).
Ghalibaf's warning remains rhetorical. No specific operational steps were announced by the speaker or any Iranian military body, and the threat has not been verified by independent sources beyond the single Israeli media report. It is unclear whether the planned Friday MOU signing referred to in the earlier versions of the thread remains on schedule.
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