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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Hitting back at Iranian counterpart in Persian, Knesset speaker demands ‘unconditional surrender’
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Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf doubles down on his assertion that Tehran is not seeking an end to the war with the US and Israel, prompting a harsh response from his Israeli counterpart Amir Ohana, who declares that a ceasefire is not on the table.
“We are absolutely not looking for a ceasefire; we believe that the aggressor should be struck in the mouth so that he learns a lesson so that he will never think of attacking our beloved Iran again,” Qalibaf writes in a post on X. “The Zionist regime sees its ignominious existence in the continuation of the cycle of ‘war-negotiation-ceasefire, and then war again’ to consolidate its dominance. We will break this cycle.”
Responding in Persian, Knesset Speaker Ohana declares that “the only thing proposed to you was unconditional surrender.”
تنها چیزی که به شما پیشنهاد شد، تسلیم بیقید و شرط بود. https://t.co/NuOskJen25
— Amir Ohana – אמיר אוחנה (@AmirOhana) March 10, 2026
Addressing Iranian state television on Sunday, Qalibaf had stated that Tehran was not seeking a ceasefire, adding that “aggressors” should be punished.
“If the enemy attacks us from any country, Tehran will respond decisively,” he said.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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