What have Iranian Officials Said About Conclusion Of Talks?
In a statement on X, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared positive saying: “Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War. Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran.” Araghchi’s statement, however, mentioned a caveat that the Lebanon deconfliction cell will the “1st real test” of this agreement.
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What Have U.S. Officials Said?
So far Vice President JD Vance and other top U.S. officials overseeing the negotiations have not directly commented on the conclusion of the talks.
How Did Trump’s Remarks Disrupt Talks?
On Sunday morning, just as talks began, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!” The president then ramped up threats to Iran, telling Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst that he is prepared to take over the Strait of Hormuz “if we have to” and collect tolls from ships passing through it if Iran doesn’t “make a deal.” He said he warned Iranian negotiators if they closed the strait “you won’t have a country…You won’t even make it back to your fu*king country,” the Fox New reporter said. Citing an unnamed source, CNN reported that Trump’s threats disrupted the talks with the Iranian negotiators threatening to walk out. Shortly after Trump’s threat, Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Ghalibaf, tweeted: “Don’t they think to themselves that if their threats had any effect, they wouldn’t be in the predicament they’re in today? We don’t take the Americans’ threats seriously.” He also warned that Iran’s armed forces are ready to respond if the U.S. leaders are not “careful about what they say.”
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further reading
Trump Says U.S. May Impose Tolls In Strait Of Hormuz If Peace Deal Fails (Forbes)
Trump And Iranian President Sign Interim Peace Deal—Key Details Of Agreement Shared (Forbes)
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