Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has issued a stern warning to Washington, stating that the U.S. must understand “before it is too late” that the “rules of the game” have fundamentally changed in the Persian Gulf. Tehran Speaker Ghalibaf US warnings
Speaking via his official Telegram channel following U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) strikes against three Iranian oil tankers, Ghalibaf threatened a “faster, heavier, and more painful response” to any subsequent operations targeting Iranian military or economic assets. The CENTCOM strikes were carried out in retaliation for Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) missile attacks directed toward U.S. Navy vessels patrolling regional transit routes.
The sharp rhetoric marks an escalation in the ongoing maritime standoff across the Strait of Hormuz, where Tehran continues to assert control over commercial navigation lines while facing economic pressure from Washington’s naval sanctions and enforcement operations. Concurrent statements from Iranian economic officials reiterated that Tehran will resist foreign economic pressure through structural reforms rather than succumbing to U.S. Treasury demands. Mena News Wire
