Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Thursday evening that Iran will not continue to honor the memorandum of understanding with the United States unless it yields benefits for Tehran, according to Iranian sources. He described the situation as an 'existential war' with the US, vowed to avenge the blood of the supreme leader, and warned that Iran will maintain its arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf issued a sharp warning Thursday evening, stating that Tehran will not continue to honor the US-Iran memorandum of understanding unless it benefits the Islamic Republic, according to reports from an Iranian the source.
Ghalibaf declared that 'we are in an existential war with the United States' and vowed to avenge the blood of the supreme leader, the martyr. He also stressed that Iran's national security depends on maintaining its arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz and that the US is trying to weaken them through force.
The statement is the latest in a series of hardline remarks by Ghalibaf, who has previously dismissed the MoU as 'a document of America's defeat' and warned of military confrontation if Washington does not meet its commitments.
The report originates from a single Iranian the source and has not been independently verified. The Zioneer has covered Ghalibaf's previous statements on the MoU and the Strait of Hormuz.
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