Iran Won't Negotiate with US While Threats Continue - Parliament Speaker
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Trump wants negotiations to become 'capitulation,' warns Iran ready to demonstrate new balance of power on battlefield
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- Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iran will not hold negotiations with the United States if Washington continues threatening the Islamic Republic.
- Ghalibaf wrote on X that Trump wants to turn negotiations into 'the signing of a capitulation,' but Iran does not accept dialogue conducted amid constant threats.
- He added that Iran is ready to demonstrate a new balance of power on the battlefield, with preparations underway for the past two weeks.
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This statement comes amid ongoing US-Iran tensions. The US has been pressuring Iran through maximum pressure tactics, and Iran has historically responded with threats of military action when faced with what it perceives as existential threats.
CAIRO, April 21. /TASS/. Iran will not hold negotiations with the United States if Washington continues to threaten the Islamic Republic, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said. "[US President Donald Trump] wants to turn negotiations into the signing of a capitulation. But we do not accept dialogue conducted amid constant threats," Ghalibaf wrote on X. The Majlis speaker noted that his country "is ready to demonstrate a new balance of power on the battlefield," adding that preparations for this "have been underway for the past two weeks."
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US State Department will issue a response rejecting Iran's characterization of American policy
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International mediators (EU, Russia, China) may attempt to facilitate back-channel talks
Wahrscheinlich · Innerhalb von Wochen
Iran may conduct military exercise to demonstrate stated 'new balance of power'
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Offene Fragen
- What specific threats is Iran referring to?
- What military capabilities is Iran preparing to demonstrate?
- Will there be any diplomatic back-channel efforts?
- How will the US respond to this public rejection of negotiations?
