📰 9 sources 10 articles · 9 Nov 2026, 19:25 → 3 days ago

Qalibaf: Israel seeks to drag Washington into an open war with Iran

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Israel is seeking to drag the United States into an open-ended, long war with Iran, warning that no American president could exit the "quagmire" it would become. His remarks coincided with reports of intensive Qatari mediation and contacts between US President Donald Trump and the Qatari prime minister over negotiations with Iran, and with comments by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi about Israel's "deception".

📍 Where things stand: Iranian warnings about a wide war with Iran continue amid talk of intensive Qatari mediation, with no official US response to Qalibaf's remarks appearing in the coverage.

⏱️ Timeline

9 Nov 2026, 19:25 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Israel is seeking to drag the United States into an endless war with Iran.
9 Nov 2026, 22:36 Qalibaf said Israel is seeking to drag the United States into an open war with Iran, calling on the US administration to abandon the "Israel first" policy and warning that any potential war would turn into a "quagmire" no American president could exit, and that Washington and its allies would enter a dark phase if they do not abandon this approach.
9 Nov 2026, 23:52 As Qatari mediation to end the war intensified, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Americans have grown tired of Israel's deception and of being dragged into endless wars, while US President Donald Trump discussed negotiations with Iran with the Qatari prime minister.
10 Nov 2026, 00:25 In a post on the X platform, Qalibaf said the conflict would turn into a quagmire difficult for any American president, Republican or Democrat, to exit, that Washington's continuation of the "Israel first" policy would push the United States and its allies into what he described as a dark phase, and he praised Americans' rejection of war on Iran.
10 Nov 2026, 06:20 Qalibaf's remarks came after statements by President Donald Trump linking "strong hatred of Israel", the Iran war and rising gasoline prices to the Republicans' loss in the midterm elections.
10 Nov 2026, 09:41 Qalibaf's remarks come amid continued tension between Tehran and Washington despite relative calm in the confrontation, and amid fears of a resumption of military operations.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Some sources limited themselves to the core statement that Israel wants to drag America into an endless war with Iran, while others added the "quagmire" warning and the call to abandon the "Israel first" policy; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat and CNN Arabic provided broader context including Qatari mediation, Araghchi's remarks, and Trump's linking of the Iran war to the Republicans' midterm losses.

Elnashra It limited itself to reporting Qalibaf's statement that Israel seeks to drag the United States into an endless war with Iran, without further details or context.
القدس العربي It reported the statement in the "open war" wording and noted it comes amid continued regional tension between Tehran, Tel Aviv and Washington.
Anadolu Ajansı It highlighted Qalibaf's call on the US administration to abandon the "Israel first" policy and his warning that war would become a "quagmire" no American president could exit.
الشرق الأوسط It linked the statement to intensive Qatari mediation, citing Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's remarks about Israel's deception and Trump's discussion of negotiations with Iran with the Qatari prime minister.
قناة نبأ الفضائية It detailed Qalibaf's post on X, including that the quagmire would be difficult for any American president, Republican or Democrat, to exit, and his praise of Americans' rejection of war on Iran.
CNN Arabic It presented the statement in the context of Trump's remarks linking "strong hatred of Israel", the Iran war and rising gasoline prices to the Republicans' loss in the midterm elections.