8/20/2026
Political Picture

Iran’s Speaker says Bessent and Hegseth are ‘way out of their league’

Filed by Deacon Rift
Iran’s Speaker says Bessent and Hegseth are ‘way out of their league’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf on Tuesday bashed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as being “way out of their league” in trying to bring Tehran to the table for peace negotiations. “Americans think squeezing Iran harder will win concessions that were never part of the agreement,” Qalibaf wrote in a…
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