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Iran's parliament speaker warned that future U.S. attacks on Iranian interests would draw "faster, heavier and more painful" responses, a day after the U.S. struck Iranian tankers in the Gulf and both sides resumed strikes following a month of calm.

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**Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf** warned on September 6, 2026 that any future U.S. attack on Iranian interests would receive a "faster, heavier and more painful response," a day after the U.S. struck several Iranian tankers in the Gulf.

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**The U.S. and Iran** resumed military attacks last week following a month of relative calm, with the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian communities along it again being targeted.

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Iran's Ghalibaf Warns 'More Painful' Response to U.S. Strikes — SkimNews

By The Hindu · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-06

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on September 6, 2026 that any future U.S. attack on Iranian interests would receive a "faster, heavier and more painful response," a day after the U.S. struck several Iranian tankers in the Gulf.
The U.S. and Iran resumed military attacks last week following a month of relative calm, with the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian communities along it again being targeted.
A U.S. bombardment of southern Iran earlier in the week killed at least five people.
Iran has built a shadow fleet to transport oil to buyers and circumvent U.S. sanctions and the ongoing blockade, helping ease growing economic pressures.
U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations collapsed soon after both sides signed a memorandum of understanding in mid-June, leaving the nuclear program issue unresolved.

Why it matters: Ghalibaf's threat lands one day after the U.S. struck Iranian tankers in the Gulf and at least five were killed in a southern Iran bombardment, signaling the post-truce lull is over. The collapse of the June nuclear memorandum means there is no active diplomatic channel to de-escalate, while Iran's shadow fleet shows sanctions pressure alone won't break its war economy.