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18 Jun 2026, 16:35

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in Iran, who led the Iranian negotiating team with American representatives, reacted to the finalization of the agreement between Tehran and Washington in a detailed interview with state television on Wednesday evening, considering it a much greater success than military confrontation with the United States.

Regarding Iran's achievements, he stated: "Whatever we wanted to achieve through military action, we obtained several times more through negotiation; it was not even comparable. Any war may have victories, but if these victories do not ultimately lead to a legal and political document and are not recorded, they will have no benefit."

In part of his remarks about avenging the death of Ali Khamenei, he said: "Just as the blood vengeance of Imam Hussein is the emergence of the Imam of the Time, the blood vengeance of the martyred leader is the freedom of Al-Quds... A hundred Netanyahus do not equal the shoelaces of our martyred Imam."

Qalibaf also commented on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, stating: "The Strait of Hormuz will never return to its previous conditions. However, this does not mean that we intend to act contrary to international laws and maritime regulations in the Strait of Hormuz."

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In the interview, which aired simultaneously with the announcement of the contents of the Tehran-Washington agreement by state media, he mentioned that he had no desire to participate in negotiations with the Donald Trump administration and felt a "strong aversion" to entering this process due to Trump's role in the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. He added that despite this personal opposition, he accepted the responsibility of negotiations at the request of officials from the Islamic Republic.

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