Iranian lawmaker warns against trading “battlefield gains”

Iranian lawmaker Ghasem Ravanbakhsh has said that any diplomatic progress in talks with the United States should not come at the expense of what he described as “victories achieved through war and resistance.”

Ravanbakhsh made the remarks on June 17, framing Iran’s military and strategic position as evidence of resilience against external pressure, Iran International reports. 

He said Iran’s “battlefield gains” included what he described as the failure of efforts to topple the Islamic Republic, take control of the Strait of Hormuz, or prevent strikes on U.S. bases in the region and targets in Israel.

“We are waiting from today for victories that come from the field of negotiations,” he said. “But never mind victory in diplomacy; do not turn the victories of resistance into defeat.”

By Sabina Mammadli