Iran's parliament speaker says US and Israel failed to achieve nine war objectives

TEL AVIV, Israel — TEHRAN — Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States and Israel failed to achieve nine of their objectives in the war against Iran, Iranian media reported. Ghalibaf described the conflict, led by Washington and Tel Aviv, as an "unjust war," and said the Iranian people "resisted and fought with courage" throughout. Ghalibaf asserted that Iran secured military and political victories in the conflict. He described the memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States as "a document of honor and victory," saying it represented a diplomatic achievement for Tehran. At the same time, Ghalibaf acknowledged that the Iranian people had not fully felt the impact of the victory they deserved, and said officials had not fulfilled their duties toward the public adequately. He attributed what he called the victory to the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, referring to him as the "Martyr Imam." No further details were immediately available on the specific nine objectives Ghalibaf referenced or on the contents of the Iran-US memorandum.