JAKARTA - The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said US President Donald Trump "may be able to start a war, but he can't control how the war ends" while stressing that Tehran remains open to negotiations "only if the negotiations are real, not imposed by force."
"We are ready for negotiations," he said in an interview with CNN, adding: "We do not believe this is the type of dialogue the American president is looking for," as reported by Anadolu (29/1).
He accused Washington of undermining diplomacy with violence, saying the US "bombed the negotiating table two days before the sixth round of talks with Iran."
Qalibaf said Iran would not enter talks without real benefits, stating, "As long as the economic interests of the Iranian people are not guaranteed, there will be no negotiations," and continued, "We do not consider dictation as negotiations."
He also warned that talks conducted under military pressure would only exacerbate tensions, saying: "Negotiations under the shadow of war trigger tensions."
"If Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize, he must distance himself from the war instigators and surrender supporters around him," Ghalibaf said.
This statement follows President Trump's latest statement that a "big armada" is moving towards Iran and his call for Tehran to "come to the negotiating table" for negotiations.
Iranian officials responded with war and retaliation warnings, while reiterating that Tehran remains open to talks only on terms described as fair and non-coercive.
It is known that the State of the Mullahs has been shaken by a wave of protests since December 28 in the Grand Bazaar of Tehran due to the sharp depreciation of the Iranian rial and the worsening economic conditions. Demonstrations then spread to several cities.
Officials accused the US and Israel of supporting "armed rioters" to create a pretext for foreign intervention and warned that any US attack would trigger a "swift and comprehensive" response.
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