Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday said that one main reason why Islamabad talks failed is because the United States failed to
gain their trust. Ghalibaf, who led the Iranian delegation for the high-stakes negotiations with the White House team, led by Vice President JD Vance, said that the ball is now in America's court and is up to them whether they can earn their trust and understand Tehran's logic and principles. Taking to X, Ghalibaf shared a long post, breaking point by point and explaining the sentiment behind Islamabad dialogues and reasoning out why the talks ended with no success or a headway forward. A look at five things that Ghalibaf pointed out after over 20 hours of direct and indirect negotiations with the United States in Pakistan.
- Before the negotiations, I emphasized that we have the necessary good faith and will, but due to the experiences of the two previous wars, we have no trust in the opposing side. My colleagues on the Iranian delegation Minaab168 raised forward-looking initiatives, but the opposing side ultimately failed to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations.
- America has understood our logic and principles, and now it's time for it to decide whether it can earn our trust or not?
- We consider every mirror to be another method of authority diplomacy, alongside military struggle, for upholding the rights of the Iranian nation, and we will not for a moment cease our efforts to consolidate the achievements of the forty days of Iran's national defense.
- I am also grateful for the efforts of our friendly and brotherly country, Pakistan, in facilitating the process of these negotiations, and I send my regards to the people of Pakistan.
- Iran is a body with 90 million souls, from all the heroic people of Iran who, following the advice of the Supreme Leader and by taking to the streets, supported their children and sent us on our way with their blessings—for this, I am grateful, and to my colleagues in these intense 21-hour negotiations, I say: well done, God strengthen you. Long live and enduring be our dear Iran!
What US Said on Why Islamabad Talks Failed?
US officials said the negotiations collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear program, while Iranian officials blamed the U.S. for talks breaking down without specifying the sticking points.
“We need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” Vice President JD Vance said after the 21-hour-long talks.
With inputs from AP
