The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bajar Ghalibaf, on Iran's readiness for a renewed war with the United States:
"As we have always said, we are ready. Someone who can negotiate is someone who is better prepared to fight and has a plan for war. Our people, our officials and our armed forces are ready for war. They are the ones who have to make the decision.
And let me make it clear: Trump should know that if he decides to go to war again, he will definitely face the same political defeat he suffered in the elections. He would face a military defeat that would politically lead to his impeachment in Congress, and a second defeat there.
If he accepts this logic, our suggestion is clear: he must act on it. Then we can open the strait and continue negotiations as well. ".