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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, head of Iran's negotiating team, declared that the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding signed with the United States to end the West Asia war represents 'America's declaration of defeat.' Speaking at a conference in Azerbaijan broadcast on Iranian television, Ghalibaf emphasized that the deal was achieved through Iranian resistance and authority, not pressure or coercion. He asserted that regional security must be ensured by West Asian countries themselves. Separately, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi announced that technical talks between the U.S. and Iran, mediated by Islamabad, are set to resume next week, possibly Tuesday, without specifying the location.
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The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation, says Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team
Published - June 24, 2026 02:15 pm IST | Tehran
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters
The deal between Iran and the United States to end the West Asia war is "America's declaration of defeat," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team, said on Wednesday (June 24, 2026).
"The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation," Mr. Ghalibaf said at a conference in Azerbaijan broadcast on Iranian television.
"That is why, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding became a declaration of America's defeat," he said, adding that security in the West Asia must be ensured by the countries of the region.
Pakistan Says U.S.-Iran Technical Talks to Resume Next Week
Pakistan said that the technical talks that Islamabad has been mediating between the United States and Iran were set to restart next week.
"Talks will resume next week, I presume on Tuesday," Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told journalists in Islamabad, adding that next Monday or Wednesday were also possible start dates, without providing details on the location of discussions.
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