Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

"We seize concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles; in negotiations, we merely make them understand."

"Our men are waiting for the arrival of the American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional allies once and for all."

"Israel's attacks showed the US was not fulfilling its commitments."

"The Zionist aggression on Dahieh has once again shown that America either does not have the will or the ability to fulfill its obligations ..."

"If you neither have the will nor the ability to execute your commitments, talking about the continuation of the path is not possible."

"Iran's finger is on the trigger."

""I am not a diplomat, but I know well how to make America understand.""

"The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don't fold."

"Let me put it plainly: if you strike, you'll get hit."

"You have crossed our red line and must pay the price."

""We told you: keep your word or pay the price.""

"If the war continues like this, there will be neither a way to sell oil nor the ability to produce it."

""The appointment of the new supreme leader is a soothing balm for the heavy loss of Ali Khamenei.""

"Tehran had 'no reason' to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country."

"Tehran had 'no reason' to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country."

"energy and desalination infrastructure in the region would be 'irreversibly destroyed' if his country's power plants were attacked."

"Our country's forces would 'rain down fire' on any invading US forces."

"adding that Iranian forces were 'waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners for ever'"

"After defeating Iran 37 times in a row… this war has been downgraded from ‘regime change’ to ‘Can anyone find our pilots?’"

"The Strait of Hormuz situation won’t return to its pre-war status."

"the workable basis on which to negotiate had already been violated, making further talks unreasonable."

"Lebanon and the entire Resistance Axis, as Iran’s allies, form an inseparable part of the ceasefire."

"The deep historical mistrust we hold toward the United States stems from its repeated violations of all forms of commitments — a pattern that has regrettably been repeated once again."

"Two of the measures mutually agreed upon between the parties have yet to be implemented: a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Iran’s blocked assets prior to the commencement of negotiations."

"the opposing side ultimately failed to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations."

"'if you fight, we will fight, if you come forward with logic, we will respond with logic'."

"We will not bow to any threats from Washington."

"Our experience in negotiating with the Americans has always been met with failure and broken promises."

"many gaps and some fundamental points remain… we are still far from the final discussion."

"We have had progress but there is still a big distance between us."

"the Strait of Hormuz is under the control of the Islamic Republic"

"we do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats"

"You did not achieve your goals through military aggression and you will not achieve them by bullying either."

"it is 'not possible' to reopen the strait due to the blockade and what it called other ceasefire violations."

"it is 'not possible' to reopen the strait due to the blockade"

"Americans must understand 'before it is too late' that the 'rules of the game have changed.'"

"The new equation of the Strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified."

"The security of shipping and energy transit has been jeopardised by the United States and its allies."

"The enemy, in its new design, is seeking, through a naval blockade, economic pressure and media manipulation, to destroy the country’s cohesion in order to force us to surrender."

"The enemy is very hopeful about economic pressure, and it is clear that they have once again received false reports."

"The security of shipping and energy transit has been jeopardized by the United States and its allies through the violation of the ceasefire and the imposition of a blockade; of course, their evil will diminish."