Iranian Parliament Speaker Says Tehran Will Retaliate If US Starts Infrastructure War

The official also says Iran isn’t seeking a cease-fire.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Says Tehran Will Retaliate If US Starts Infrastructure War
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (C) is surrounded by a group of lawmakers after being elected as speaker of the parliament, in Tehran, Iran, on May 28, 2020. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
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The speaker of the Iranian Parliament on March 10 said Tehran would strike back if the United States or Israel started an infrastructure war, while stressing that the country doesn’t want a cease-fire.

“The enemy knows that whatever they do, we will undoubtedly have a proportionate and immediate response; no evil will go unanswered,” Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote in a post on X, according to a translation.

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