'Hands on trigger': Iran's parl. speaker warns against renewed enemy aggression

Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks in a message addressed to the people on Tuesday as the Israeli regime halted its aggression and unilaterally declared ceasefire.

"The enemy’s greatest defeat was its utter despair in the face of the Iranian people," the top lawmaker and veteran politician stated.

"The Iranian nation has opened a new chapter in modern history and has taught the world a lesson in patriotism, unity, and bravery. The world will speak in one voice to praise the historic solidarity of the Iranian people." 

Earlier in the day, the Israeli regime was forced to halt its 12-day aggression against Iran after dealing with 22 waves of retaliatory operations by the Iranian armed forces.

Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles, including advanced multi-warhead variants, and armed drones targeting highly strategic sites across the occupied Palestinian territories, notably the very bases from which the regime had initiated its attacks.

The cessation of the aggression was formally announced by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning, just hours after Iran unleashed a missile barrage on al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar -- Washington’s most vital military hub in the West Asia region.

That strike marked a direct reprisal for earlier American aggression against Iranian nuclear facilities, which was done in tandem with the Zionist regime.

'Iran choked enemies to the last minute'

Qalibaf commended the Iranian retaliation for managing to debunk the "perceived invincibility" of the Zionist regime's much-vaunted Iron Dome missile system, which has been developed through close cooperation with and financial support from the US.

By piercing through the regime's missile systems, Iranian projectiles and drones, "set ablaze key Israeli military and security centers," he wrote.

Iranian missiles also "dealt an appropriate blow to the criminal United States at its military base," the top legislator noted.

The overall reprisal, he asserted, saw the Islamic Republic "choke the enemy to the final minute, without any degradation to our offensive capabilities."

He also hailed the Iranian retaliatory military action for prompting an end to the foreign aggression, without compromising on peaceful nuclear energy and defensive might.

Qalibaf, meanwhile, asserted that the country's armed forces "remain poised at all times, finger on the trigger, ready to deliver a decisive response to potential further aggression."

"We will not release our grip on the criminal, child-killing enemy that ruthlessly martyred our children, women, and civilians," he added, referring to the Zionist regime's murder of more than 400 Iranian people during its aggression on the Iranian soil, including more than a dozen children.