Ghalibaf Reveals Negotiation Details: Threat of Comprehensive Military Escalation Forced Washington to Lift Blockade

mniraq - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf disclosed sensitive details regarding recent negotiations with the US side, asserting that his country used the threat of military escalation as decisive leverage to lift the blockade. Ghalibaf explained that Tehran hinted at carrying out widespread strikes encompassing the entire region in response to any aggression, which forced Washington to back down and immediately lift the blockade on the same night, contrary to the originally scheduled thirty-day timeline. He noted that the US President was forced to correct and amend his previous statements regarding the Strait of Hormuz following a firm Iranian ultimatum. These statements coincide with a state of extreme volatility in the region, with the escalation expanding across multiple fronts and areas.