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Iran’s top negotiator blasts Trump for imposing US naval blockade, amid doubts over further talks
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FILE - Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
Iran’s chief negotiator seems to cast further doubt on a second round of talks with the United States.
In a post on X, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf hits out at President Donald Trump over the American naval blockade of Iran, accusing the US of seeking to use the talks to force the Islamic Republic’s “surrender or to justify renewed warmongering.”
“We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats,” Ghalibaf writes.
He also says Iran has been preparing “to reveal new cards on the battlefield.”
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