Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Israeli strikes in Beirut have once again shown that the US “lacks the will to fulfil its commitments or the ability to do so”.

In a post on X, Ghalibaf said, “The Zionists’ incursion into Dahiyeh has once again shown that America either lacks the will to fulfil its commitments or the ability to do so”.

He added that the US and Israel’s “good cop, bad cop” routine was “outdated”.

“If you lack the will and ability to fulfil your commitments, speaking of continuing the path is not possible,” he added.

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