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Iran’s parliament speaker describes the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s recent unveiling of a new missile city, developed during wartime and under enemy fire, as a symbol of changing strategic equations in the region, while warning that the country will not continue to tolerate a “state of neither war nor peace.” Addressing an open session of the parliament on Sunday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf referred to the recent unveiling of the missile facility as an achievement extending beyond the country’s technical and defensive capabilities.

“This valuable achievement, which was developed during wartime and under enemy fire, goes beyond a technical and defensive accomplishment; it is a symbol of strategic changes in the region,” he said. The top legislator praised the IRGC Aerospace Force for its role in developing the Islamic Republic’s missile capabilities, saying the organization has overcome major challenges and strengthened the morale of the entire country and the world’s free-thinking and oppressed peoples.

IRGC unveils a new underground missile city, showcasing another development in the country’s missile infrastructure and military capabilities. — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) November 10, 2026 Follow: https://t.co/boCY50qN7H pic.twitter.com/dSh54uLdMe “Today, the IRGC Aerospace Force is an organization that, relying on divine tradition, has made the impossible possible, deprived the brutal Zionist regime of sleep, and instilled hope and a sense of dignity in the resilient people of Iran, the free-thinking peoples of the region and the world, and particularly the oppressed Palestinian children,” Ghalibaf stated.

Elaborating on Iran’s refusal to tolerate a “state of neither war nor peace,” he asserted that Tehran’s position would not be determined by whether Washington preferred negotiations or war. “If they accept our seven-strong reasonable conditions, which are the result of the Iranian people’s sacrifices, the path to an agreement will be open,” he explained. Iran has not detailed the nature of the conditions, which it has conveyed to Washington through Qatari mediators.

Iranian officials have, however, noted that the conditions are generally based on a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding that was reached between Iran and the United States in June, but was later completely violated by Washington. The memorandum features such conditions as cessation of war on all fronts, removal of an illegal naval blockade that the US has imposed on Iran, elimination of the US’s illegal sanctions, and unfreezing of the Islamic Republic’s assets. ‘No geographical limits to retaliation’ Ghalibaf, meanwhile, warned that “if the United States makes a mistake this time, the geography of the battlefield will be determined by the capabilities and resolve of Iran’s Armed Forces, not by their wishes and intentions.”

“A new war would have serious repercussions for many,” he added. The remarks echoed instructions conveyed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei during a meeting with senior military commanders late last month. Leader orders military to prepare for ‘geographically unrestricted response’ to enemy threatshttps://t.co/KLFAZQgSvc pic.twitter.com/fND65aBhCi — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) October 31, 2026 To Bessent: ‘Don’t insult great nations’ Adding to his remarks, Ghalibaf addressed earlier comments made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after relocating to a military base on the alleged instructions of the Secret Service, which has warned him about the existence of an “Iranian threat.”

Speaking to CNBC on Friday, Bessent addressed Iranian officials with offensive remarks and reiterated the claim that he had been faced with such a “threat,” which Tehran has categorically rejected. “The US Treasury Secretary’s rude remarks and immoral language reflect their (American officials’) profound desperation in the face of the Islamic Republic’s power,” Ghalibaf said. “Someone who, out of fear of the shadow of threats, has fled his own home for military shelters would be better advised to reflect on his strategic defeats in the Persian Gulf rather than insult great nations.”

He was referring to the US having suffered extensive damage to its regional military assets from Iran’s retaliation against the latest round of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression. Iranian authorities have underlined how the damage has prompted the regional countries hosting the assets to recognize that security cannot be imported from abroad and has triggered them to rethink allowing foreigners to continue to meddle in the region.