US should abandon Netanyahu's failed Iran policies: Ghalibaf
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf criticized the US stance in nuclear negotiations, urging a shift away from Netanyahu's failed policies.
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Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf attends the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum at the Federal Senate in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 4, 2025. (AP)
The Iranian Parliament speaker has urged the United States to abandon what he described as the "failed" policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing that such a shift is necessary for Washington to achieve a nuclear agreement with Tehran.
Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf made the remarks during an open parliamentary session on Sunday, as Iran prepares its response to a new US proposal to revive the nuclear deal.
Ghalibaf stated that the US proposal fails to include any mention of lifting sanctions against Iran, arguing that this omission demonstrates Washington's contradictory stance and undermines its claimed sincerity in the ongoing indirect negotiations with Tehran.
“The US smiles and talks about economic relief, but in practice, it seeks to deprive us of our international right to enrich uranium and does not even promise to lift sanctions as part of its bullying approach. It is clear that no rational logic would accept such a one-sided and imposed agreement,” he stated.
Ghalibaf added that the US president, trapped in his illusions, must understand that genuine progress toward a deal requires a shift in strategy, ending alignment with the Zionist regime and abandoning Netanyahu’s discredited policies.
The Parliament speaker also referenced a law passed by the Iranian Parliament in December 2020, designed to counteract Western sanctions and advance Iran's peaceful nuclear initiatives.
He emphasized that under the legislation, called the Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions, Iran is prepared to prove its nuclear activities are peaceful while maintaining domestic enrichment, provided sanctions are lifted and economic benefits granted.
