Iran to respond to pressure with "tit-for-tat" measures, lawmaker says

Iran will respond to pressure with reciprocal measures in both military and diplomatic arenas, a senior Iranian lawmaker said, amid ongoing tensions between Tehran and Washington.

Ebrahim Rezaei, the official spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy, said Tehran’s approach is based on “action in response to action," Caliber.Az reports. 

در دوره جنگ نظامی تاکتیک ما چشم در مقابل چشم بود، در جنگ دیپلماتیک اقدام در مقابل اقدام است.
بلوف رییس‌جمهور شکست‌خورده را باور نکنید، زمان به ضرر آمریکایی‌هاست.
اگر توافق می‌خواهند مذاکره کنند، اگر بنزین ۶ دلاری می‌خواهند بایستند و بلوف بزنند تا علف زیر پایشان سبز شود.
ایران زیر…

— ابراهیم رضایی (@EbrahimRezaei14) May 25, 2026

“During the military war, our tactic was ‘an eye for an eye,’ and in the diplomatic war, it is ‘action in response to action,’” Rezaei wrote on the social media platform X.

He also criticised the United States and dismissed what he described as “bluffing” by the U.S. administration.

“Do not believe the bluff of the failed president — time is working against the Americans,” Rezaei said. “If they want an agreement, let them negotiate; if they want gasoline at $6 a gallon, let them keep standing there and bluffing until the grass grows under their feet.”

Rezaei stressed that Iran “will not bow to pressure and threats,” signaling Tehran’s continued hardline stance in its dealings with Washington.

By Sabina Mammadli