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Iran’s Ghalibaf says US bases, Israeli assets legitimate targets after Beirut strikes
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Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US naval blockade of Iran and its green light today for Israel to attack Beirut make US bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East legitimate targets, Iran’s top negotiator says in a post on X.
The comments from Iran’s Parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, 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,” Ghalibaf says in an apparent reference to the US and Israel.
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