Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, currently in Switzerland, dismissed American threats, stating that the US should be careful with its words because Iran's armed forces are ready to respond. His remarks come from the same Swiss diplomatic engagement where earlier today he was already reported dismissing US threats as coming from a position of despair.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, speaking from Switzerland where he is attending diplomatic talks alongside senior U.S. officials, dismissed American threats against Tehran in a statement circulated Sunday evening. 'We do not attach importance to American threats... It would be better for them to be careful with their words. Our armed forces are ready to respond in their own way,' Qalibaf said, according to a Telegram post by the channel that also published his earlier remarks.
The statement marks a continuation of the Iranian leadership's recent messaging toward Washington. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (19:16 Jerusalem), Qalibaf had already told reporters in Switzerland that if U.S. threats worked, Washington 'would not be in despair.' That earlier statement, in which he also said Iran's armed forces are ready to respond on their own terms, was made in the same venue alongside U.S. officials including Vice President Vance, Special Envoy Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, ahead of a planned Friday MOU signing.
The new remarks echo a broader Iranian pattern: over the past two weeks, the IRGC issued a 'severe warning' to the U.S. (June 11), Foreign Minister Araghchi said threats backfire (June 12), and multiple Iranian officials briefed that the response to Israel and the U.S. would be 'significant and soon' (June 10). Qalibaf's latest statement repeats the same core themes — armed readiness and dismissal of U.S. leverage — without naming specific military measures.
No new U.S. response or Israeli comment has been reported on this latest statement. The MOU signing remains scheduled for Friday.
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