Iran Parliament Deputy Speaker Urges US to Leave Region

Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of Iran's parliament, addressed a virtual session of the parliament, stating that the type of missile used and the distance from the telecom tower to the wedding ceremony proved the strike was a war crime. He argued that if the incident were a technical error, it would demonstrate that the United States' military capabilities are overrated, as their sensitive centers across the region have been hit while their advanced missiles struck a wedding with a 300-meter deviation.

Nikzad said the U.S. president should focus on covering up "disgraceful defeats" rather than claiming to restore American greatness. He asserted that Iran is conducting the war based on precise planning and tactics, not using all its capabilities simultaneously, and continuing to update its tools and tactics. The targeting of a U.S. warship and command posts in the region, he said, was only a glimpse of this capability.

His advice to U.S. officials was to leave the region as soon as possible "before losing what little reputation you have left." He claimed that U.S. commanders had been forced to take refuge in hotels after their command centers were hit, and that observing depression and suicides among U.S. soldiers, American forces had docked on Thailand's coast.

According to Mehr News Agency (MNA), these remarks were made during a virtual session of the Iranian parliament. The report did not provide additional details or independent verification of the claims made by Nikzad.