Iranian Speaker Ghalibaf says Zionist regime opposes negotiations, warns of 'annihilation' if no ceasefire

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday that the 'Zionist regime' strongly opposes negotiations, and that Iran and the US should guarantee Lebanon's territorial integrity — a commitment he says was realized during the talks in Switzerland. He warned that if a ceasefire is not achieved, the agreement would be void, claiming 'the Zionists see their annihilation in these negotiations.'

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf ratcheted up rhetoric Tuesday, claiming the 'Zionist regime' vehemently opposes negotiations and warning that without a ceasefire the entire agreement collapses. In remarks distributed via the source linked to Iranian media, Ghalibaf also asserted that both Iran and the United States must guarantee Lebanon's territorial integrity — a commitment he argued was fulfilled during the Swiss talks.

The statement follows a dense week of Iranian diplomatic messaging. On Monday, Ghalibaf said both Iran and the US would guarantee Lebanon's territorial integrity, as The Zioneer reported. On Sunday, an Iranian source told Tasnim that negotiations would be halted if Israel does not withdraw from Lebanon. Earlier last week (June 18–19), Iran publicly demanded a full IDF pullout and rejected all proposals, and on June 17 Ghalibaf declared Iran had defeated the US and Israel, calling Lebanon part of the 'axis of resistance.'

Tuesday's comments appear to harden the line: Ghalibaf now ties the fate of the framework directly to a ceasefire, suggesting that any negotiated outcome is worthless without one. He did not specify the mechanism for enforcement, and no official Israeli response has been reported. The claim that the Zionist regime sees its 'annihilation' in the talks echoes earlier Iranian framing of the negotiations as an existential confrontation. The Zioneer has tracked this thread since Ghalibaf's first broadside on June 17.

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1. 1 hour ago · 16:53 · 23 JunLatest

   Warns agreement is void without ceasefire; claims Israel opposes negotiations.

2. 23:07 · 22 Jun

   Iranian Speaker Ghalibaf: both Iran and the US will guarantee Lebanon's territorial integrity

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