Iran: Ready to Respond to Renewed Attacks
“Mistaken strategy and mistaken decisions will always lead to mistaken results,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X. “We are prepared for all options; they will be surprised.”
Iran’s chief negotiator with the United States warned Monday that Tehran is prepared to respond to any renewed military action, as US President Donald Trump reportedly considers restarting attacks after talks with Iran reached another dead end.
“Mistaken strategy and mistaken decisions will always lead to mistaken results,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X. “We are prepared for all options; they will be surprised.”
Ghalibaf later said there was “no alternative” but for the United States to accept Iran’s rights as laid out in Tehran’s 14-point proposal, warning that any other approach would fail and cost American taxpayers more.
Negotiations stalled again over the weekend after Iran refused to make significant concessions on its nuclear program. Trump said Monday that Iran’s response was a “piece of garbage” and described the current ceasefire as “unbelievably weak.”
The US president claimed Iranian negotiators had privately indicated a willingness to allow Washington to retrieve Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but did not include that concession in the formal response submitted over the weekend. Iran has not publicly indicated that it is prepared to accept such a demand.
Trump also told Fox News that he is considering restarting Project Freedom, the US operation meant to assist ships stuck by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. He said that if the mission resumes, it would be only “a piece” of a broader military operation.
The United States has maintained a blockade on Iranian ports, while Iran has continued to block the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route. Tehran has also demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon as part of the talks, though the existing truce there has largely unraveled.
Trump held a high-level security meeting Monday in the White House Situation Room to discuss Iran. Participants included Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Channel 12 cited senior US officials saying Trump is considering renewed military action to increase pressure on Iran, with one official saying, “Trump is going to hit them a bit.”
Separately, CBS News reported that Pakistan has provided safe haven for Iranian military aircraft, even while serving as a mediator between Washington and Tehran.
The US also announced new sanctions Monday on three people and nine companies accused of helping Iran ship oil to China. The Treasury Department said the network helped the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sell and move Iranian oil through front companies. The State Department also offered up to $15 million for information disrupting IRGC financial networks.