Iranian FM: Tehran intends to keep fighting US, talk of negotiations ‘is admission of defeat’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran doesn’t plan to negotiate with the United States and that Tehran intends to keep fighting, after US President Donald Trump said Washington had proposed a peace plan.

“At present, our policy is the continuation of resistance,” Araghchi says on state TV, adding: “We do not intend to negotiate — so far, no negotiations have taken place, and I believe our position is completely principled.”

“Speaking of negotiations now is an admission of defeat,” he says.

Araghchi also says the Strait of Hormuz is “closed only to enemies.”

“The Strait of Hormuz, from our perspective, is not completely closed — it is closed only to enemies,” Araghchi says. “There is no reason to allow the ships of our enemies and their allies to pass.”

He says Tehran’s armed forces already “provided safe passage” for ships from friendly nations.