Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf dismissed U.S. threats as a 'show,' claiming the U.S. has no choice but to accept all of Tehran's demands, according to a Tehran-linked source. The remarks escalate the war of words as the U.S.-Iran standoff intensifies.
The speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Sunday evening dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's threats as a 'show' and asserted that the U.S. has no real leverage and must concede to all of Tehran's demands. The statement, reported by a Tehran-linked source, comes amid a day of intensified rhetoric between the two countries, following a formal protest Iran filed with the U.S. negotiating team earlier on Sunday (The Zioneer, 18:49 Jerusalem). Ghalibaf's remarks echo a pattern of Iranian defiance: on Sunday morning, he warned the U.S. to be 'careful with your declarations, our armed forces are ready' (The Zioneer, 19:20 Jerusalem). The claims remain unverified by independent sources, and it is unclear whether they represent official Iranian policy or a negotiating posture.
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