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US seeks negotiations publicly, ground invasion privately: Qalibaf
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the US is publicly sending a message of negotiation and dialogue while secretly plotting a ground invasion.
On the fourth week of American-Israeli aggression on Iran, which began on February 28, US President Donald Trump claimed to be initiating talks and presented a 15-point peace plan, which Iran dismissed as unilateral.
In a message marking the 30th day of the aggression, Ghalibaf asserted that the US is merely articulating its desires, declaring as a 15-point list what it has failed to achieve through warfare, and seeking a resolution through diplomacy.
He emphasized that as long as Americans seek Iran’s submission, the Iranian response to these American aspirations remains clear: “We shall never surrender.”
In his message to the Iranian people, Ghalibaf stated that the war is now at its most critical juncture, and the enemy, who claimed to have destroyed Iran’s air, naval, and missile forces, has now set its sights on opening the Strait of Hormuz.
“Opening a strait that was open before the war has become an operational aspiration of Trump,” he stated.
Ghalibaf also noted that Trump has been accused globally of initiating aimless wars and lacks a response to public opinion. “The consequences of the war’s wickedness has returned to its instigator,” he added.
According to Ghalibaf, Iran is engaged in a major global conflict and will not emerge from it without victory. “We will not allow our enemies to exit the war without solidifying Iran’s power. We will turn this war into a great lesson for every aggressor.”