The president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, insisted this Sunday that free transit through the Strait of Hormuz will remain blocked as long as the conditions set by Tehran are not met, including the lifting of international sanctions and the cessation of hostile actions against the country.
"During the last seven months we have shown that we do not surrender to aggression," Qalibaf expressed during a session of Parliament, from where he explained the need to fight and negotiate at the same time.
The leader emphasized that "rejecting any interaction or diplomacy, without weighing the probabilities, practically leads the country to wear and to an endless war," and criticized those who underestimate the capacity of the Iranian Armed Forces and lean towards capitulation.
According to Qalibaf, these positions imply, on one hand, keeping Iran "in a permanent crisis" and, on the other, "delivering national resources and dignity to the enemy," which "knows very well" that as long as the conditions are not met, the legitimate rights of the Iranian people are not recognized, and the commitments of the United States are not applied, "there will be no room to open the Strait of Hormuz."
In this context, the president of Parliament emphasized that Iran has the capacity to "push back the enemy and deal it heavy blows" as a prerequisite for any dialogue, with the aim of "consolidating those advantages" at a potential negotiation table, according to the Fars news agency.
Qalibaf added that "the old American order in West Asia has collapsed and the Islamic countries of the region must consolidate a new one (...) we will demonstrate that the path of the future will not be determined by pleas, but with rationality, courage, and struggle."