Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ghalibaf: The American aircraft carriers withdrew because of Iran's threats.
"Why did American aircraft carriers move away from the area of operations today? Because they saw the threat with their own eyes and experienced the consequences of our actions," said Speaker of Iran's Parliament Mohammad Bakr Ghalibaf.
He also attacked Washington's approach to the conflict, claiming that Trump's "America first" policy has actually become what he called "Israel first", with the United States accepting Israeli intelligence and military programs that have led to serious political, economic and military consequences.
Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Ghalibaf insisted that the strategic waterway will never return to the conditions that prevailed there before the war, noting that Iran and Oman have reached an agreement regarding maritime traffic. He emphasized that Iran's seven conditions must be met before negotiations can be advanced and the strait reopened, while rejecting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's criticism of Tehran's demands.
Ghalibaf warned that Iran will not accept an indefinite state of neither war nor peace, and will not allow itself to be dragged into a prolonged war of attrition.