Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that lies will not help America achieve its goals in negotiations
Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that US President Donald Trump made seven claims in an hour after Tehran announced the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and they are all false.
On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced the closure of the waterway, which handles about 25% of global crude oil trade. “Widely Open” to commercial vessels for the remainder of the ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. This announcement caused oil prices to fall by approximately 10%.
However, on Saturday Tehran reversed the decision, saying that the Strait of Hormuz had “Returned to its previous position” And once again subject to “Strict management and control” Of its army.
Iranian officials said the renewed closure was due to Washington’s refusal to lift the blockade of Iran’s ports, which the US imposed on Monday after the first round of talks with Tehran in Pakistan failed over the weekend. He accused America “Piracy and Piracy.”
On Friday, in several posts on Truth Social responding to Iran’s initial announcement of temporarily reopening the waterway, Trump said that the naval blockade would “Be in full force and effect” Until both sides reach a peace agreement.
He said that Iran “Agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again,” opening of waterways “Not tied to Lebanon in any way,” And most points of the final peace agreement have already been negotiated between the two sides.
Ghalibaf responded to Trump in a post on Twitter later Friday, saying the US President “Made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false.”
American “These lies won’t win the war, and they certainly won’t get us anywhere in negotiations,” He said.
According to the Parliament Speaker, control over the Strait of Hormuz “The decision will be taken on the ground, not on social media.”
“Media warfare and engineering are an important part of the public opinion war, and the Iranian nation is not affected by these tactics,” Ghalibaf said.
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Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday that Iran has not yet agreed to a second round of talks with the US. According to its sources, Tehran is hesitant to resume talks due to the continuing US naval blockade and Washington’s excessive demands during the talks.
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