WANA (Mar 29) – Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s Parliament, said in a message marking the 30th day of the “Iranian nation’s national defense” that the United States is publicly sending signals of negotiation and dialogue while simultaneously preparing for a possible ground assault.

 

“The enemy openly sends messages of negotiation and dialogue, while secretly plotting a ground invasion,” Ghalibaf said. He added that Iranian forces are fully prepared to confront any U.S. ground incursion and warned that if such a scenario unfolds, Iran’s response would be direct.

 

Referring to the ongoing debate over negotiations, the parliamentary speaker also said U.S. officials are now voicing demands that, in his view, they failed to achieve through war. “What they could not obtain on the battlefield, they are now presenting as a 15-point list and seeking through diplomacy,” he said.

 

Ghalibaf went on to stress that “our fire continues” and “our missiles remain in action,” adding that Iran is fully aware of the other side’s vulnerabilities.

 

Addressing the military situation, he said Washington’s current objective is now tied to the Strait of Hormuz. He added that reopening a waterway that had already been open before the war has now become “Trump’s operational ambition” — a remark that stands out as one of the most significant parts of his message from both a regional and energy-market perspective.

 

In another part of his statement, Ghalibaf said that contrary to what Iran’s adversaries had expected, Iranian society has not fractured in the aftermath of the war, and that “the great Iranian nation remains one body with 90 million souls.” He said people from different segments of society have, in recent days, stood side by side in support of the country.

 

Ghalibaf also referred to the role of Iran-aligned forces in the region, naming Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Iraqi armed groups, and Yemen’s Ansarallah as part of the ongoing developments.

 

He concluded by saying that as long as the United States continues to seek “Iran’s surrender,” Tehran’s answer remains clear, stressing that Iran will not end the war without “consolidating its power.”