Iranâs Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi held talks with Norwayâs deputy foreign minister, the head of the BRICS New Development Bank, and Franceâs ambassador.
- Iran Deputy FM: U.S. Rejected Proposal âBecause It Is Not a Letter of Surrenderâ
- Kazem Gharibabadi, Iranâs deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, defended Tehranâs peace proposal Tuesday as âthe minimum requirements of any serious, sustainable arrangement aligned with the UN Charter.â
- Writing on X, Gharibabadi said Washingtonâs rejection revealed its true intentions: âWhen the party that has directly played a role in the war, siege, sanctions, and threats through brute force rejects Iranâs response solely because it is not a letter of surrender, it becomes clear that the main issue is not peace, but the imposition of political will through the path of threats and pressure.â
- He said Iranâs demands include a permanent end to the war, compensation for damages, and a lifting of âillegal sanctions.â
- He added that U.S. posturing amounted to contradiction: âOne cannot speak of a ceasefire while continuing the siege; talk of diplomacy while intensifying sanctions; or discuss regional stability while providing political and military support to a regime that is the source of aggression and instability.ââSuch an approach is not negotiation; it is the continuation of a policy of coercion with diplomatic verbiage,â he concluded. Gharibaldi met yesterday with senior officials from France and Norway yesterday.
The United States rejected Iranâs latest peace proposal solely because it was not a âletter of surrender,â a senior Iranian diplomat has said.
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