Hyderabad, Nov. 15 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday, November 15, said Tehran would not remain in a state of "neither war nor peace" and was prepared for either negotiations or war with the United States, Iranian media reported.

Speaking during an open parliamentary session, Ghalibaf said Iran was not concerned about Washington's choice between negotiations and military confrontation.

"It doesn't matter to us at all whether America wants to negotiate or go to war," he said, adding that an agreement remained possible if Washington accepted Tehran's seven conditions, which he described as reasonable.

He warned that any further US military action would be met with a response determined by Iran's armed force...