Iranian officials said on Tuesday that Tehran was not interested in seeking a ceasefire with the US and Israel, insisting the country would continue fighting until the conflict reaches its decisive end.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s parliament, said the country had no intention of seeking an immediate halt to hostilities.
“We are certainly not seeking a ceasefire,” Ghalibaf wrote on X. “We believe the aggressor must be struck so it learns a lesson and never again thinks of attacking Iran.”
He argued that Israel had historically relied on a cycle of conflict followed by negotiations and ceasefires before renewed fighting, and said Iran intended to break that pattern.
Echoing the stance, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Tehran was prepared to continue the war for as long as necessary.
Speaking during a live broadcast carried by Iranian state media, Mohajerani said Iran did not initiate the conflict but would determine how it ends.
“We did not start the war, but we will be the ones to end it,” she said.
She added that diplomatic talks could only take place after the fighting stops completely. “If the war fully stops, then we can talk,” Mohajerani said.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump warned Iran that Washington would respond forcefully if Tehran attempted to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy transit corridors.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said any move by Iran to halt oil flows through the waterway would trigger a much stronger US response.
“If Iran does anything that stops the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America twenty times harder than they have been hit thus far,” he wrote.
Trump also warned that the US could strike what he described as easily destroyable targets inside Iran, adding that such action could make it extremely difficult for the country to rebuild.
“This is a gift from the United States of America to China and all of those nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait,” Trump added, saying he hoped the move would be appreciated by countries dependent on energy shipments through the route.
