Iran to show 'new cards on battlefield' if war resumes: parliament speaker
AFP, Tehran
Published: 21 Apr 2026, 04:35 AM
This handout photo taken and provided by the Office of Iranian Parliament Speaker on April 16, 2026 shows Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R) shaking hands with Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir before their meeting in Tehran. Photo: AFP
Iran's powerful parliament speaker warned Monday that Tehran had "new cards" if war resumes with the United States and Israel, ahead of the expiration of a two-week ceasefire.
"We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats, and in the last two weeks we have been preparing to show new cards on the battlefield," Ghalibaf, Iran's top negotiator in talks with the United States, wrote on X.