Burgenstock, June 21 -- Amid stalled negotiations as part of the technical talks between Iran and the US in Switzerland, US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of hitting the Islamic Republic "very hard" if they "immediately stop their highly paid proxies in Lebanon", which Iranian Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf described as a sign of American 'desperation', while sharply criticising the US President, dismissing the remarks as ineffective.

Following Trump's remarks, Ghalibaf, who is also the chief negotiator from the Iranian side, in a post on X said that Iran would not be intimidated by such threats from Washington and asserted that the country's armed forces were prepared to respond if necessary.

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