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Ghalibaf dismissed US threats after Trump warned Iran over support for Hezbollah, says Iranian armed forces are ready to respond.
Speaker of the Parliament of Iran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R) arrives at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne on June 21. (AFP photo)
Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the United States on Sunday against making threats at the Islamic republic, vowing that “our armed forces are ready to respond".
“Don’t they think that if their threats had any effect, they would not have reached today’s state of desperation? We do not take American threats into account," said Ghalibaf, after US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran over its support for Hezbollah.
“They would do better to be careful with their statements; our armed forces are ready to respond to them in a different manner. No matter what they say, we are the ones who act."
Earlier Sunday, Trump had posted on his Truth Social platform: “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble."
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