Iranian speaker Ghalibaf responds to Vance on the Iran war and midterm defeat

Single source · Tehran, Iran · 2026-11-05 09:00 UTC

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf replied on social media to US Vice President JD Vance, according to Press TV, ISNA and Abu Ali Express, which all relay the same reply. Press TV reports he accused Washington of repeatedly gambling and losing while preparing for the next phase of the war, ISNA reports he asked why Vance does not say these things to his own president, and POLITICO.eu describes the reply as mocking Vance after Vance linked the war on Iran to the Republican midterm defeat.

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Sources

• @isna94 (Telegram), 2026-11-05 09:03 UTC
• @presstv (Telegram), 2026-11-05 09:05 UTC
• @englishabuali (Telegram), 2026-11-05 09:28 UTC
• POLITICO.eu, 2026-11-05 11:14 UTC

Changes

• 2026-11-05 09:06 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-05 14:21 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-11-05 09:03 UTC; last updated 2026-11-05 14:21 UTC.

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