'Reality Is Knocking': Iran Sharpens Tone Against US, Says 'Era Of One-Sided Deal Is Over'

Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, asserted that the time for “one-sided deals” with the US has ended, emphasising that Washington must adhere to its agreements or face repercussions.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday delivered a stern message to the United States, declaring that the era of “one-sided deals” was over and warning Washington that it would face consequences if it failed to honour its commitments under the signed MoU.

Taking to X, Ghalibaf wrote, “The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking.”

The remarks are being viewed as Tehran’s latest show of defiance amid heightened tensions with the US.

A series of attacks between the US and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the US and Israel began on February 28.

The US Central Command, however, said commercial vessels continue to transit through the waterway that carried one-fifth of the world’s oil and LNG shipments before the war.

Citing fresh escalation, the United Arab Emirates warned the public of an incoming missile and drone attack as explosions could be heard in nearby Qatar. A missile alert was sounded in Qatar shortly after the blasts, with the military saying in a statement that it intercepted the incoming Iranian fire.

Meanwhile, missile alerts sounded in Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet.