Ghalibaf accuses US of complicity in Beirut airstrikes

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, launched a scathing diplomatic attack on the United States on Sunday evening, declaring that Washington’s failure to restrain recent 'Israeli' airstrikes in Beirut proves it is either entirely incapable or completely unwilling to uphold its geopolitical commitments.

Ghalibaf published his remarks on the social media platform X directly following a heavy wave of 'Israeli' missile strikes that leveled residential blocks in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district.

تجاوز صهیونیست‌ها به ضاحیه باردیگر نشان داد آمریکا یا اراده‌ای برای اجرای تعهدات خود ندارد یا توان آن را. با چراغ سبز نشان دادن به رژیم نمی‌توانید امتیاز بگیرید. بازی پلیس بد و پلیس خوب قدیمی شده است.
اگر اراده و توان اجرای تعهدات خود را ندارید، سخن گفتن از ادامه مسیر ممکن نیست.

— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) June 14, 2026

The Iranian Speaker asserted that the escalation directly exposes the hypocrisy of American diplomatic brokers who are concurrently trying to mediate a regional peace framework.

The senior Iranian official dismissed the current Western diplomatic strategy as a calculated charade.

"By giving the green light to the regime, you cannot gain concessions. The game of bad cop and good cop is outdated," Ghalibaf stated.

Addressing US policymakers directly. "If you lack the will and ability to fulfill your commitments, speaking of continuing the path is not possible."

Ghalibaf’s statement signals a coordinated hardening of Tehran's foreign policy stance, echoing earlier warnings from Iran's elite military commands that the strikes in Lebanon will face direct retaliation.

The rhetoric casts a deep shadow over ongoing, US-backed peace negotiations, suggesting that the axis of regional allies perceives Washington not as a neutral mediator, but as an active partner in the 'Israeli' military's expanded air campaign.