# Dialogue with US will be fruitless unless Iran is combat-ready, Majlis speaker says

https://mins.news/en/item/26480

- TASS, 2026-08-19 17:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175289

> Iranian Majlis Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran must remain prepared for confrontation or any contact and dialogue with the United States will be fruitless. He blamed Washington and the war it unleashed for regional instability and disrupted trade routes, and said the US will lose credibility whether it withdraws from or continues the war.

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