The key facts

  • Iranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf accused Israel of trying to drag the US into an “endless war” with Iran
  • The US and Israel war against Iran began on February 28; the April ceasefire was violated in July
  • Ghalibaf called on Washington to abandon the “Israel first” approach

Ghalibaf's statement

On Monday, Speaker of Iran's Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused Israel of deliberately trying to drag the United States into a protracted war with Iran. According to him, Washington risks getting bogged down in a quagmire from which no future president — neither a Republican nor a Democrat — will be able to escape. He published the statement on the social network X, reports the Turkish news agency Anadolu.

The essence of the accusations

“The Israelis are working overtime to drag the US into an endless war with Iran — into a quagmire from which no president, current or future, Republican or Democrat, will be able to get out,” Ghalibaf wrote. He also warned that if Washington does not abandon its “Israel first” mindset, America and its allies face a “dark age.”

Context of the conflict

According to Anadolu, the US and Israel began the war against Iran on February 28. A ceasefire was reached in April, but in July hostilities between Washington and Tehran resumed after diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict reached a dead end. Thus, the parliament speaker's statement came against the backdrop of an ongoing conflict, not after its end.