Iranian Negotiator Declares US Defeat in Framework Deal as Trump Threatens to Halt Talks
Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared the US–Iran framework deal a 'declaration of US defeat,' while Donald Trump warned of ending talks if Tehran imposes tolls on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The statement comes amid heightened diplomatic tensions between Iran and the United States.
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Iranian key negotiator hailed the US–Iran framework deal as a “declaration of US defeat,” while Trump warned that talks would end immediately if reports that Tehran is seeking to impose tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz prove to be true.
The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation, says Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team