Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf criticised the United States on Wednesday, accusing it of a proxy war through Israel despite a ceasefire announcement.
In a post on X, he said that Iran's distrust stems from repeated US violations of commitments. Referring to the 10-point proposal of Iran, which was acknowledged by President Donald Trump, Ghalibaf said that three key clauses were breached even before negotiations began.
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“The deep historical distrust we hold toward the United States stems from its repeated violations of all forms of commitments - a pattern that has regrettably been repeated once again.
As the President of the United States has clearly stated in his Truth, the Islamic Republic of Iran's 10-Point Proposal is a "workable basis on which to negotiate" and the main framework for these talks. However, 3 clauses of this proposal have been violated so far,” he posted.
Ghalibaf alleged violation of the proposal's first clause on a Lebanon ceasefire.
“Non-compliance with the first clause of the 10-Point Proposal regarding the ceasefire in Lebanon, a commitment that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also explicitly referred to and declared as ‘an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and other regions, effective immediately',” he posted.
The senior leader also claimed that the proposal was breached when a drone entered Iran's airspace and was downed over Lar. This violated the clause prohibiting further incursions into national airspace, he said.
Highlighting the third breached clause, Ghalibaf said: “Denial of Iran's right to enrichment, which was included in the sixth clause of the framework. Now, the very ‘workable basis on which to negotiate' has been openly and clearly violated, even before the negotiations began. In such a situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable.”
In a separate X post, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi also blamed the US, demanding that it must pick either ceasefire or war via Israel.
“The US must choose: ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both. The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is in the US court, and the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments,” he posted, sharing a screenshot of Sharif's X post detailing the terms of the ceasefire.
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On Wednesday, Sharif shared that Iran and the US have agreed to a two-week ceasefire via Pakistan. However, tensions continue to mount over the war, which started on Feb. 28. In response to Israel's strikes despite the ceasefire, Iran may consider retaliation, senior officials told Reuters. On Friday, top US and Iranian leaders are set to meet in Islamabad, hoping to reach a deal to end the weeks-long conflict.
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