‘No negotiations’ says Iran FM as U.S. touts peace plan
Iranian Overseas 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 mentioned on state TV, including that the USA “talking of negotiations now could be an admission of defeat” by Washington.
Pakistani officers earlier mentioned Islamabad had conveyed to Tehran an American 15-point plan to cease the preventing 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 conflict would solely finish on Tehran’s phrases, which incorporates ensures in opposition to future assaults.
“We search an finish to the conflict on our personal phrases,” Mr. Araghchi confirmed, “and in a approach that it’s going to not be repeated right here once more”.
Mediators within the area mentioned work was ongoing behind the scenes, however Mr. Araghchi mentioned the trade of messages by way of “pleasant international locations” didn’t equate to negotiations with Washington.
The Iranian official quoted by Press TV mentioned Tehran has put ahead its personal 5 circumstances for hostilities to finish.
These embody a strong mechanism guaranteeing that neither Israel nor the U.S. will resume the conflict in addition to compensation for conflict damages.
Iran’s circumstances additionally embody a cessation of hostilities on all regional fronts and in opposition to 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