Iranian Parliament Speaker Says Swiss Talks Helped Prevent More Bloodshed in Lebanon

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the recent negotiations with the U.S. delegation in Switzerland helped avert further violence in Lebanon. In a post on X, he cited a program on state broadcasting that suggested closing Mehrabad Airport to stop the Iranian negotiating team from traveling.

Ghalibaf responded that such a move would have had dire consequences. Addressing those he called "dear people," he wrote that if they had not gone, "more Muslim and Shiite blood would have been spilled in Lebanon at every moment." The remark was presented as his explanation for why the trip to Switzerland mattered.

The post referred to the talks held in Switzerland, but did not provide details about the content of the negotiations or any specific agreement. It also did not say when the broadcast segment aired or identify the program beyond describing it as state television.