伊朗议会议长穆罕默德·巴格尔·卡利巴夫周二表示，德黑兰已向华盛顿作出“坚定而理性”的回应，并强调美国现在必须决定是否要防止另一场战争。
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Tuesday that Tehran has delivered a “firm and rational” response to Washington, stressing that the US must now decide whether to prevent another war.
卡利巴夫在议会会议上发言时表示，伊朗仍做好外交与军事对抗的两手准备。他同时率领伊朗谈判团队与美国进行谈判。
Speaking during a parliamentary session, Qalibaf, who is also leading Iran’s negotiating team in talks with the US, said Tehran remained prepared for both diplomacy and military confrontation.
他说：“伊朗已向美方作出坚定而理性的回应，现在球在美国一边，要由它来防止战争。”他强调，伊朗武装部队仍保持最高级别的防御戒备状态。
“Iran has delivered a firm and rational response to the American side, and now the ball is in America’s court to prevent war,” he said. He stressed that Iran’s armed forces remained at the highest level of defensive readiness.
他警告说：“如果华盛顿再次犯下战略错误，它应当知道，这一次它将面对一个新的战场，并将发现自己更加绝望地寻求出路。”
“If Washington makes another strategic mistake, it should know that this time it will face a new battlefield and will find itself even more desperate to seek a way out,” he warned.
卡利巴夫还指责美国奉行旨在支配伊朗的长期政策，称华盛顿过去依赖顺从的政府，而如今则动用军事、经济和心理战手段。
Qalibaf also accused the US of pursuing a longstanding policy aimed at dominating Iran, saying Washington had previously relied on compliant governments but now employed military, economic and psychological warfare.
他说，伊朗不会屈服于军事威胁，并警告华盛顿的任何误判都将引发难以预测的回应。
He said Iran would not surrender to military threats, warning that any miscalculation by Washington would trigger an unpredictable response.
卡利巴夫还表示，伊朗对任何再次来袭的攻击所作的军事回应将不受地理边界的限制。
Qalibaf added that Iran’s military response to any renewed attack would not be limited by geographical boundaries.
此番言论发表之际，正值美国和以色列于2月28日对伊朗发动战争后，德黑兰与华盛顿之间持续进行间接外交接触。
The remarks come amid ongoing indirect diplomatic contacts between Tehran and Washington following the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on Feb. 28.
周一，伊朗外交部发言人伊斯梅尔·巴加埃表示，德黑兰继续通过调解方与华盛顿交换信息，并称伊朗修订后的七阶段外交方案可在两天内全面实施。
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran continued exchanging messages with Washington through mediators, adding that Iran’s revised seven-stage diplomatic proposal could be fully implemented within two days.
巴加埃表示，恢复霍尔木兹海峡安全方面的进展取决于华盛顿结束其海上封锁并回应伊朗的要求，包括解除制裁和释放被冻结资产。
Baqaei said progress toward restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz depended on Washington ending its naval blockade and addressing Iranian demands, including sanctions relief and the release of frozen assets.
德黑兰一直表示保持对外交的开放态度，同时警告称其武装部队已准备好应对任何重新发动的军事行动。
Tehran has maintained that it remains open to diplomacy while warning that its armed forces are prepared to respond to any renewed military action.