‘No negotiations’ says Iran FM as U.S. touts peace plan
Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected U.S. overtures, saying “we don’t intend to barter”.
“At current, our coverage is the continuation of resistance”, Mr. Araghchi stated on state TV, including that the US “talking of negotiations now could be an admission of defeat” by Washington.
Pakistani officers earlier stated Islamabad had conveyed to Tehran an American 15-point plan to cease the combating that started on February 28 with U.S.-Israeli assaults on Iran and has since engulfed the area.
Iran state tv Press TV cited an unidentified official as saying Tehran had “responded negatively” to the plan and that the struggle would solely finish on Tehran’s phrases, which incorporates ensures towards future assaults.
“We search an finish to the struggle on our personal phrases,” Mr. Araghchi confirmed, “and in a means that it’ll not be repeated right here once more”.
Mediators within the area stated work was ongoing behind the scenes, however Mr. Araghchi stated the alternate of messages by way of “pleasant nations” didn’t equate to negotiations with Washington.
The Iranian official quoted by Press TV stated Tehran has put ahead its personal 5 circumstances for hostilities to finish.
These embrace a sturdy mechanism guaranteeing that neither Israel nor the U.S. will resume the struggle in addition to compensation for struggle damages.
Iran’s circumstances additionally embrace a cessation of hostilities on all regional fronts and towards all “resistance teams”, an implicit reference to the Tehran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.
Tehran additionally needs worldwide recognition and ensures of Iran’s rights to train its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
– AFP
