Iran’s Ghalibaf Says Trump Engaging in ‘Theater Diplomacy’
Ghalibaf said Trump’s comments on reopening the strait amount to performance, as Iran-Oman talks remain unsettled and shipping through Hormuz has fallen to 33 vessels this week, data showed.
- On Thursday, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused President Donald Trump of engaging in 'theater diplomacy,' criticizing the US president's pattern of threatening attacks only to later call them off amid Strait of Hormuz negotiations.
- These accusations emerge amid uncertainty over whether Iran and Oman will finalize an agreement to reopen the strategic waterway, with vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dwindling to 33 ships this week versus 50 the week prior.
- Ghalibaf labeled the US approach a 'failed strategy,' citing bullying and broken promises as leverage, while demanding Washington 'acknowledge the facts and fulfill your commitments' regarding the US-Iran Memorandum.
- President Trump claimed Thursday he remains 'involved' in negotiations to reopen the strait, suggesting an agreement could be reached 'soon,' though US officials denied there would be any toll or service fees.
- Regional instability continues as explosions near the Strait of Hormuz caused Brent oil prices to rise 5%, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reported US and Israeli attacks disrupted nearly 230 million cubic meters of daily gas production.
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Enough with ‘theater diplomacy’ – Iran’s top negotiator to Trump
The US president will gain nothing from bullying, broken promises, and fake news, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said US President Donald Trump should curb his “theater diplomacy” as it will not work with Iran, Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said. Trump announced on Saturday that he had called off a planned attack on...
Saudi Gazette
AlKhaleej TodayIran's Ghalibaf takes swipe at Trump's 'theater diplomacy on loop'
TEHRAN — Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator has slammed what he described as Amercan "theater diplomacy on loop," referring to President Donald Trump's pattern of repeatedly ordering attacks on Iran and then calling them off.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made the remarks in a social media post on Thursday, just days after Trump called off his latest planned strikes, claiming that “the perimeters of a deal” had already been agreed to with …
The Nation
Anadolu AjansıIran's top negotiator slams US’s 'theater diplomacy on loop'
Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator in talks with the United States criticized what he described as US "theater diplomacy on loop," referring to President Donald Trump's pattern of announcing attacks and later calling them off.
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