New Mideast order to emerge, but without US influence: Speaker
FM says aggression root cause of insecurity in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf Israel is using war to attempt a fundamental shift in the Middle East’s order, but the resulting structure will not be dictated by the United States.
In a televised interview, Qalibaf stated that the region’s future order will be determined by regional powers and reflect the influence of countries within the Middle East, rather than external forces.
“We can establish regional security with all regional and neighboring countries,” Qalibaf asserted. “It is our enemies who have disrupted it.
He further blamed US and Israel for exploiting regional resources and creating instability, particularly in Southwest Asia, through misguided policies and recent attacks.
Qalibaf pointed to Israel, backed by the United States, as a source of regional problems impacting not just Iran, but the entire Middle East. He reiterated Iran’s long-held view that US presence in the region does not foster security, a reality that has now been proven.
Qalibaf emphasized that Iran and other regional nations will demonstrate that the region’s resources and geopolitical advantages belong to its people and countries, and should benefit the entire world, not just the US and Israel.
“We will cut off their hands and their greed,” he declared.
Cycle of war, ceasefire, peace talks no longer accepted
Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Qalibaf stated that the waterway’s current state is not due to Iranian action, but rather a necessity for Iran’s self-defense.
“We never intended to target neighboring countries, but is it our legitimate right to target locations where attacks are originated from,” he said.
He added that many ships are currently avoiding the area due to unsafe conditions and that the Strait’s legal status and traffic patterns will not return to their previous state due to the lack of security.
“The situation in the Strait will not return to the way it was,” he stated.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, also said on Monday that the US-Israeli military aggression is the root cause of insecurity in the region and the Strait of Hormuz, urging the international community to address it.
In a phone call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, he stressed that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be considered in isolation from the broader regional context, asserting that disruptions to shipping are a consequence of the US-Israeli “imposed war.”
“Any country or international body concerned with peace and security must responsibly and unequivocally condemn the crimes of these two regimes and demand an end to their military aggression against the Iranian nation,” he said.
Elsewhere in his televised interview, Qalibaf referred to US President Donald Trump’s claim of achieving peace through strength, arguing that such an approach only leads to conflict.
He also criticized the recurring cycle of war, ceasefire, and peace negotiations perpetuated by the US and Israel, stating that Iran will no longer accept this pattern.
“This cycle must be broken,” he concluded. “The threat to Iran and the region must be removed, and there must be no risk of war recurring. This is our definitive and clear demand.”