Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated that the country's aim in discussions with the United States is to conclude the ongoing war and secure long-term stability in the Middle East, rather than pursuing normalization of relations. He expressed distrust towards the US, asserting that Iran will alternate between conflict and negotiation. Ghalibaf criticized the US and Israel for escalating tensions, particularly highlighting a recent missile strike by Iran on northern Israel, which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted. This attack followed an Israeli air raid on a Hezbollah facility in Beirut, which was a response to prior shelling from Hezbollah into northern Israel. In retaliation for the Iranian missile strikes, Israel targeted military installations in western and central Iran, resulting in damage to a petrochemical facility in Khuzestan province. The ongoing cycle of attacks underscores the heightened tensions between Iran and Israel in the region.