Tehran, Nov. 5 -- As Washington navigates the fallout from a sweeping Republican electoral defeat, Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the US, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has launched a blistering critique of American leadership, accusing officials of bringing "losing gambler energy" to the table while America teeters on an "Israel-First cliff".

In a post on X, Ghalibaf wrote, "Losing gambler energy, can't walk away from the table. Boss is prepping the next war phase while America teeters on an Israel-First cliff. Skip the TED talk. Why not say this to your boss?"

Ghalibaf's commentary followed a statement shared by US Vice President JD Vance on the platform, in which Vance explicitly identified the war with Iran as t...