Iran’s top negotiator says implementing agreement with US is “difficult, but achievable”
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- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said implementing the US–Iran ceasefire agreement is “difficult, but achievable.”
- He reaffirmed Iran’s rejection of peace with the United States and non-recognition of ‘Israel’.
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who also serves as a top negotiator, said implementing a ceasefire agreement signed with the United States is “difficult, but achievable,” according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB.
Ghalibaf made the remarks during a meeting with Hamas political bureau chief Muhammad Ismail Darwish, who was in Tehran for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Ghalibaf said Iran does not “have peace with America and will not recognize ‘Israel’,” while reiterating Tehran’s support for what it calls the “resistance front,” a term used for regional armed groups aligned with Iran.
He added that “when necessary, that support comes in the form of missiles; when political pressure is needed, that pressure is applied through negotiations,” according to IRIB.
Ghalibaf also said that “avenging” Khamenei would come through the “liberation of Jerusalem,” without providing further details.
According to IRIB, the 14-point agreement signed last month between Iran and the United States outlines a 60-day negotiation period covering sanctions relief, Iran’s nuclear program, and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but does not address Iran’s regional armed alliances or its missile and drone programs.
