Iran's Speaker: Trump Turning Negotiating Table into "Table of Surrender"

Writing on X on Tuesday, Qalibaf denounced Trump for acting on a delusion.

"Trump, by imposing a blockade and violating the ceasefire, wants – in his own delusion – to turn the negotiating table into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering," the top lawmaker and lead negotiator stressed.

His remarks came in response to continued US violations of the ceasefire accord reached two weeks ago, including a naval blockade and an attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in the Sea of Oman on Sunday.

Iran has vowed to retaliate against the "maritime piracy" of the merchant ship while indicating that it has no plans to dispatch a delegation to Islamabad for the resumption of negotiations that were held earlier this month in the Pakistani capital but yielded no results.

The refusal to attend the talks comes as authorities in Tehran point to excessive demands raised by the US for reaching a deal, as well as Washington’s refusal to lift the blockade.

Qalibaf made it clear that pressure tactics will not yield results at the negotiating table.

"We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats," he said, adding, "Over the past two weeks, we have prepared ourselves to reveal new cards on the battlefield."