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Speaker: If Iran’s security not guaranteed, no infrastructure will be safe in region
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic will make reciprocal measures in the region if its security is not guaranteed.
“Let both the Americans and other countries know: just as we have said before, in any region where we do not sell oil, no one will sell oil, and if our security is not guaranteed, no infrastructure will be safe,” Qalibaf told a Parliament’s session.
“The delusional American president has recently made remarks about the Strait of Hormuz and the passage of ships through the strait. These are repetitions of previous claims, and the baseless nature of these positions is known to everyone,” he added, referring to Donald Trump’s repeated claims of American “control” over the waterway and similar unfounded rhetoric.
Iran closed the chokepoint following the launch of the latest round of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression. Tehran and Washington agreed on a 60-day reopening period as part of a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding in June, but American violations forced the country to reestablish the closure.
The shipping route carried a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas before the conflict began.
The US military has been maintaining a counterblockade of Iran’s ports in an effort to prevent Tehran from exporting oil. The blockade has led to a significant decrease in Iran’s oil sale.
Qalibaf said Iran would respond to any US attempt to enforce the naval blockade, close Iranian air corridors, or exert pressure on its commercial lifelines.
The official also referenced Trump’s recent address to the UN General Assembly’s 81st annual meeting, where the US president claimed, he was poised to make a “big decision” on whether to make a deal or “quickly annihilate” Iran, besides repeating his allegations against the Islamic Republic of pursuing “a nuclear weapon.”
“The reckless remarks and his (Trump’s) affront to the great and civilization-building Iranian nation showed that they have still not changed their behavior. In response to such provocations, our answer remains the same clear message we have expressed before: Bring it on,” Qalibaf said.
“The Islamic Republic’s response to any act of aggression or adventurism will be tough, painful, precise, and swift.”
Qalibaf said Iran did not seek war, but would defend its security, dignity, and rights, asserting that no threat would force the Iranian nation to retreat, and that “war criminals and those who promote the language of genocide will face no fate other than destruction and eternal disgrace.”