Iranian MP Ali Nikzad warns US and European states over perceived threats

Deputy speaker of Iran's Parliament Ali Nikzad delivered a speech during a virtual parliamentary session on 4 Mordad, condemning recent actions by the United States and warning the US president to "control his reckless behavior." He asserted that Iran will always exercise its legal right to defend its territorial integrity and that any point of aggression will become a legitimate target for Iranian armed forces.

Nikzad also directed warnings at the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Ukraine, criticizing what he described as European states acting as "playthings of the United States." He claimed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will not revert to pre‑war conditions and vowed that Iran will not be "short of blood revenge" for the martyr leader, emphasizing unity and resolve against perceived enemies.