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Iran Parliament Speaker: 'We Are Hungry, We Cannot Survive'

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By Newsmax Wires | Sunday, 23 August 2026 06:39 PM EDT

Iran's Parliament speaker has issued an unusually stark warning about the country's deepening economic troubles, declaring that even a powerful military cannot protect the Islamic Republic if its people are hungry and the economy continues to deteriorate.

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, one of the country's most senior political figures, made the comments during a meeting with Iranian and Iraqi economists in Baghdad, according to Middle East news outlet Al Bawaba.

"No matter how strong our military power becomes, if we are hungry, we will not be able to endure," Qalibaf warned, according to the report.

The comments represented a striking acknowledgment from inside Iran's leadership that the country's economic crisis could threaten its ability to maintain national security and political stability.

Qalibaf said military power cannot be separated from economic strength, describing security and the economy as "two wings" that depend upon one another.

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/iran-bagher-qalibaf-hungry/2026/08/23/id/1267062/

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