Iran’s Ghalibaf says concessions come through missiles, not talks

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, head of Iran’s parliamentary delegation, has said that Tehran secures concessions through military pressure rather than dialogue, describing talks with Washington as a means of forcing the United States to accept realities created on the battlefield.

“We obtain concessions not through negotiations, but through missiles; during negotiations themselves, we only make them understand this. We have absolutely no trust in guarantees and words; the only criterion is actions. No steps will be taken until the opposite side begins to act. 

The winner of any agreement is the one who prepares better for war starting the very next day,” Ghalibaf wrote on the social media platform X.

۱-ما امتیازات را نه با گفتگو، بلکه با موشک‌‌ها می‌گیریم، در مذاکره فقط آن‌ها را تفهیم می‌کنیم.

۲- هیچ اعتمادی به تضمین‌ها و حرف‌ها نداریم، فقط رفتارها معیار است. اقدامی پیش از اقدام طرف مقابل انجام نخواهد شد.

۳-پیروز هر توافق، کسی است که از فردای آن بهتر برای جنگ آماده شود.

— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) May 29, 2026

By Jeyhun Aghazada