Iran has said it is not seeking a ceasefire as the United States prepares to launch what it describes as the most intense day of strikes since the conflict began.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States would deploy “the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes” inside Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury.
“We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated,” he said, adding the US was winning the war with “brutal efficiency.”
Meanwhile, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad‑Bagher Ghalibaf, said Tehran was not seeking a ceasefire, declaring the US and Israel must be “punched in the mouth” to “learn a lesson.”
“We believe that the aggressor must be punched in the mouth so that it learns its lesson and never again thinks of attacking our beloved Iran,” he wrote on social media.
Amir Ohana responded on X, saying “the only thing proposed to you was unconditional surrender,” rather than a ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also signalled the conflict would continue, saying Israel was “breaking their bones” and that the war aimed at a popular overthrow of Iran’s government.
Source: The Australian.
