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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Politician

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.

Notable Quotes

"We seize concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles; in negotiations, we merely make them understand."
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"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."
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"Israel's attacks showed the US was not fulfilling its commitments."
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"The Zionist aggression on Dahieh has once again shown that America either does not have the will or the ability to fulfill its obligations ..."
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"If you neither have the will nor the ability to execute your commitments, talking about the continuation of the path is not possible."
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"Iran's finger is on the trigger."
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""I am not a diplomat, but I know well how to make America understand.""
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"The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don't fold."
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"Let me put it plainly: if you strike, you'll get hit."
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"You have crossed our red line and must pay the price."
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""We told you: keep your word or pay the price.""
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"If the war continues like this, there will be neither a way to sell oil nor the ability to produce it."
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""The appointment of the new supreme leader is a soothing balm for the heavy loss of Ali Khamenei.""
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"Tehran had 'no reason' to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country."
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"Tehran had 'no reason' to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country."
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"energy and desalination infrastructure in the region would be 'irreversibly destroyed' if his country's power plants were attacked."
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"Our country's forces would 'rain down fire' on any invading US forces."
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"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'"
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"After defeating Iran 37 times in a row… this war has been downgraded from ‘regime change’ to ‘Can anyone find our pilots?’"
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"The Strait of Hormuz situation won’t return to its pre-war status."
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"the workable basis on which to negotiate had already been violated, making further talks unreasonable."
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"Lebanon and the entire Resistance Axis, as Iran’s allies, form an inseparable part of the ceasefire."
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"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."
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"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."
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