Addressing a parliamentary meeting on Sunday, Qalibaf denounced the Zionists as a disgrace to humanity, saying they understand nothing but “the language of force”.
Describing revenge for the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran as Iran’s “religious and national duty”, the speaker warned the Zionist regime to brace itself for a “harsh punishment”.
The Israeli regime’s crimes have no boundaries, he added.
Haniyeh, who was in Tehran to attend the new Iranian president’s swearing-in ceremony, was martyred in an Israeli operation in the early hours of July 31.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has warned the Israeli regime of a "harsh response" for Haniyeh's assassination, calling it the Islamic Republic's duty to avenge the Palestinian resistance leader's blood.