Iran’s Top Negotiator Criticizes U.S. Approach to Diplomacy Amid Rising Tensions
Ghalibaf says Washington uses threats and reversals as leverage while Iran and Oman weigh a deal to reopen the strait, with traffic down 34% this week.
- 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.
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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...
Iran'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 …
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