India, May 23 -- Iran's top negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday said that Iran has rebuilt its armed forces during the ceasefire with the US that came into effect on April 8.

Ghalibaf's big admission on Iran restoring its military strength comes days after a US intelligence report indicated that Iran was rebuilding its military capabilities after being heavily impacted in the war with the US that started with US and Israel launching joint strikes on Iran on February 28. Track updates on Iran US war

He said Iran's armed forces had rebuilt their capabilities during the ceasefire and that, if the United States "foolishly restarts the war", the consequences would be "more forceful and bitter" than at the s...