Tehran, March 14 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has asserted that the Islamic Republic now views the United States and the Israeli regime as indistinguishable regarding the severity of their actions against the Iranian people.

In a statement shared on X, Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf remarked,"Trump was duped by [Israeli prime minister Benjamin] Netanyahu into starting the war and is now acting under his control."

The Speaker further clarified Tehran's current diplomatic and military stance, noting that, in light of the "major crime they have committed, Iran no longer makes 'any distinction' between the United States and the Zionist regime."

Qalibaf's comments come at a time of intensifying regional conflict, with the ...