Iran's Parlimentary Speaker Ghalibaf says we have never welcomed war and do not, but we must always be ready to fight and stand to the end to safeguard our national security and interests

We must also use the tools of diplomacy and negotiation to realise and secure national interests. Enemy strategy has not changed. Our approach in war or negotiation must be based on national interests and security, realistic, and long term. We have no choice but to rely on our own strength and become strong. If Iran is not going to benefit from the MoU, we have no reason to adhere to such an understanding. Our armed forces have complete freedom of action as always to confront the enemy's aggression. Our national security lies in maintaining the "Iranian arrangements" on the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiation at this stage, as I have repeatedly stated, is not equivalent to compromise, but, along with war, is part of the strategy of resistance and protection of national interests.