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10:19 15.11.2026 •
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran has conveyed a clear and reasonable response setting out its conditions to the United States, but Washington has yet to issue a formal or specific reply, leaving the next move in US hands, Press TV reports.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Ghalibaf, who heads Iran’s negotiating team, said Tehran’s response addressed the legitimate rights of the Iranian people, who have faced US and Israeli aggression, threats and crimes.
“The ball is now in the US’s court; it must make a decision and announce it,” he said, referring to the seven conditions Iran had laid out as prerequisites for further negotiations.
Ghalibaf said Tehran remained ready to reach an agreement if Washington honored its previous commitments and abandoned its excessive demands.
He identified the lack of trust in the United States as the main obstacle to an agreement, pointing to Washington’s record of hostility toward Iran and its repeated failure to honor commitments.
“The main obstacle to an agreement is this lack of trust,” Ghalibaf said, adding that the US could not expect Tehran to agree to all its demands.
He also rejected US criticism that Iran’s demands were “unreasonable,” stating that they concerned basic rights rather than additional concessions.
Ghalibaf said Tehran’s demands include an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, an end to interference in the Strait of Hormuz, the withdrawal of additional US forces deployed to the region following the war, and the lifting of sanctions.
He said Qatar and Pakistan were acting as the main mediators between Tehran and Washington, while Russia, China and other regional countries were also seeking to bring the two sides closer.
Ghalibaf said US officials had approached Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow and asked him to speak with Iran to facilitate direct negotiations. Tehran had subsequently conveyed its position and demands to Moscow, he added.
Mediators had discussed implementing the required measures within two days, Ghalibaf said, but stressed that progress depends on Washington’s response.
He dismissed reports of changes to Iran’s negotiating team, saying he remains in charge of the six-member delegation and continues to oversee the talks.
Ghalibaf said Iran was determined to end the state of “no war, no peace” and establish sustainable deterrence, stressing that this goal did not necessarily have to be achieved through negotiations.
Ghalibaf further stated that the US military presence in the West Asian region had contributed to insecurity rather than stability, urging regional countries to work together to establish lasting security without outside interference.
To examine withdrawal from the NPT
Iranian Assembly of Experts warned that any fresh attack on Iran will meet an immediate, effective and geographically unlimited response, and urged authorities to examine withdrawal from the NPT.
The body said the issue of leaving the Non-Proliferation Treaty and reviewing the country's defense doctrine to create the necessary deterrence has become an unavoidable necessity and a public and national demand. It urged officials to address it under the Leader's guidance, saying repeated enemy threats, especially against Iran's nuclear program, show no hope can be placed in the relevant international institutions.
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