Kalibaf: Against the cycle of war, negotiation and peace, we must establish a new equation: war, negotiation and deterrence. The Speaker of the Parliament in his second video speech to the nation:

Kalibaf: Against the cycle of war, negotiation and peace, we must establish a new equation: war, negotiation and deterrence. The Speaker of the Parliament in his second video speech to the nation:

Our goal is to build deterrence through force, and to instill that force into the minds of our enemies. To achieve this, we both fight and negotiate; That is, when necessary, we must fight with all our might, take advantage of every opportunity to get stronger, and every time we achieve a military victory, we must also turn it into a political victory, consolidate it and turn it into a document of defeat for our enemies. We must secure the advantages necessary to become stronger, so that we can protect our interests, increase our resources, and buy the time necessary to become even stronger. Contrary to the cycle of war, negotiation and peace, we create a new equation: war, negotiation and deterrence. This cycle comes to an end whenever we become strong enough.