Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:34:55 +0500 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:34:55 +0500 60 Iran's top negotiator threatens US targets over Lebanon escalation https://english.aaj.tv/news/330459989/irans-top-negotiator-threatens-us-targets-over-lebanon-escalation <p><strong>The US naval blockade of Iran and ​its green light on Sunday ‌for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make US bases ​and Israeli assets in ​the Middle East legitimate targets, ⁠Iran’s top negotiator said in ​a post on X.</strong></p> <p>The comments ​from Iran’s Parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, follow Israeli attacks on ​the southern suburbs of ​Lebanon’s capital, a stronghold of Iran’s ally ‌Hezbollah.</p> <p>“They ⁠are neither committed to a ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and through the naval ​blockade ​and violation ⁠of agreements regarding Lebanon, they showed that ​they only understand the ​language ⁠of power,” Qalibaf said in an apparent reference to ⁠the ​US and Israel.</p> The US naval blockade of Iran and ​its green light on Sunday ‌for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make US bases ​and Israeli assets in ​the Middle East legitimate targets, ⁠Iran’s top negotiator said in ​a post on X.

The comments ​from Iran’s Parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, follow Israeli attacks on ​the southern suburbs of ​Lebanon’s capital, a stronghold of Iran’s ally ‌Hezbollah.

“They ⁠are neither committed to a ceasefire nor believe in dialogue, and through the naval ​blockade ​and violation ⁠of agreements regarding Lebanon, they showed that ​they only understand the ​language ⁠of power,” Qalibaf said in an apparent reference to ⁠the ​US and Israel.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330459989 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:19:06 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. – Reuters file