Iran Speaker: US Strike on Qeshm Met With "Firm Response," New Escalation Threatened
🏛️ TEHRAN — Ghalibaf says the response is already sent — not threatened, sent. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Framing the Qeshm retaliation as complete shifts responsibility to Washington before Epic Fury even launches. "New battlefield" language is Ghalibaf signaling geographic expansion — proxies, bases, shipping — if the US strikes again. This locks Doha out: Iran's speaker has publicly declared the diplomatic window conditional on US restraint it's not offering.
