Iran Says Deal to End Mideast War 'Declaration of US Defeat'
Iran’s top negotiator said the agreement ended the Middle East war on terms that preserved the Islamic republic’s system of rule.
- Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding a "declaration of America's defeat" on Wednesday, stating the deal was finalized through Pakistan's mediation.
- The war ended last week after a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes against Iran sowed regional chaos, with Tehran blockading key waterways and launching thousands of drones and missiles at Gulf neighbors.
- President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that Iran "fully and completely agreed" to United Nations inspections, but Iran denied any such intention; International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said inspections will occur "whether this happens today after tomorrow or in one week or in 10 days."
- A top American diplomat arrived in Abu Dhabi to tour Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran, reaffirming that "no country is allowed to charge tolls or fees on an international waterway."
- While Ghalibaf called for a future of "interaction and not in elimination," Yale University lecturer Arash Azizi warned that "factions seriously opposed to the talks and to any compromises with the US" threaten the agreement's durability.
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For Iran, the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States is a "declaration of defeat of the United States," claimed its chief negotiator.
US-Iran MoU a ‘declaration of America’s defeat,’ says Tehran’s chief negotiator
Ghalibaf also defended Palestinian terrorism as “an expression of a nation’s legitimate resistance in the face of occupation.” By JNS The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was “a declaration of America’s defeat,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday. Iran’s armed forces imposed “heavy costs on the United States and the so-called Israeli regime” during the 110-day war, Ghalibaf told a meeting of the Parliament…
Top Iranian negotiator calls deal a 'declaration of US defeat'
A top Iranian official on Wednesday claimed the interim agreement the United States reached with his country marks a defeat for Washington. The Iranians have repeatedly framed developments in peace talks as a loss for the U.S., triggering accusations from President Donald Trump that they are spreading lies about the deal and operating in bad faith. The saga continued this week, when Iranian negotiating team leader Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said …
For Iran, the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States is nothing less than a "declaration of defeat of America," boasted its chief negotiator, in full tour of the US Secretary of State in the region intended precisely to reassure his allies in the Gulf.
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