Iran’s Military Remains Ready Despite Peace Talks With US, Iranian Speaker

Ghalibaf’s comment was made amid threats issued by both sides over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Military Remains Ready Despite Peace Talks With US, Iranian Speaker
Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 2, 2017. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The head of Iran’s parliament said on Saturday that Tehran is ready for a military confrontation with the United States if proposed peace talks fall through.

The speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state-run media outlet PressTV that “it is not the case that we think just because we are negotiating, the armed forces are not ready,” adding that “just as the people are in the streets, our armed forces are also ready.”

Jack Phillips
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Breaking News Reporter
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