Ghalibaf Tells Pakistan’s Army Chief: Iran Has ‘Nothing New’ to Say to U.S.
TEHRAN -- Iran’s parliament speaker told Pakistan’s army chief on Tuesday that Tehran has “nothing new” to say to Washington and that only the implementation of seven conditions Iran presented in New York can earn American trust, while the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said not a single particle of Iran’s enriched nuclear material will leave the country.
Muhammad Bagher Ghalibaf, meeting Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran on Tuesday afternoon, thanked the Pakistani nation and government for standing with Iran “in the conditions of war and negotiation.”
Munir conveyed greetings from Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and stressed continued cooperation between the two countries.
Responding to Ghalibaf’s query about border exchanges, Munir said the border issues are “temporary and technical” and that the frontier had been reopened as of Tuesday.
Ghalibaf, referring to the Iran-U.S. talks held in Islamabad, said he had told the U.S. vice president “explicitly” that America’s long record of hostile actions against Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution has left Tehran at a peak of mistrust, and that mistrust has grown taller still with the Trump administration’s violation of the Islamabad Memorandum and his repeated threats.
“We have nothing new to say,” Ghalibaf said. “America cannot earn Iran’s trust except by implementing the seven conditions Iran presented in New York.”
The parliament speaker said Iran is “not warmongering” but is “fully prepared to defend the homeland and national dignity.”
He added: “Threats and military movements cannot influence the strategic decisions of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was America that entered the quagmire through miscalculation and war against Iran, and it is they who must now take the necessary steps to exit.”
Separately, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, told Munir that “all enriched nuclear material will remain in Iran, and not a single particle of it will leave the country,” describing it as “the great capital and national wealth of Iranians for use inside the country.”
Rezaei said the Iranian people and officials have reached a unified conclusion that “no negotiation will take place until trust-building by America occurs, and the beginning of that trust-building is the fulfilment of Iran’s conditions.” He stressed the brotherhood of the Iranian and Pakistani nations.
Munir said the border problem between Iran and Pakistan “has been resolved and the border was reopened this morning.” Referring to the resilience of Iran’s armed forces in the 40-day war, he stressed regional cooperation between the two countries “without the presence of foreigners.”
President Masoud Pezeshkian also met Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who headed a high-ranking military and security delegation, to discuss the most important bilateral and regional issue
Munir conveyed greetings from Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and stressed continued cooperation between the two countries.
Responding to Ghalibaf’s query about border exchanges, Munir said the border issues are “temporary and technical” and that the frontier had been reopened as of Tuesday.
Ghalibaf, referring to the Iran-U.S. talks held in Islamabad, said he had told the U.S. vice president “explicitly” that America’s long record of hostile actions against Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution has left Tehran at a peak of mistrust, and that mistrust has grown taller still with the Trump administration’s violation of the Islamabad Memorandum and his repeated threats.
“We have nothing new to say,” Ghalibaf said. “America cannot earn Iran’s trust except by implementing the seven conditions Iran presented in New York.”
The parliament speaker said Iran is “not warmongering” but is “fully prepared to defend the homeland and national dignity.”
He added: “Threats and military movements cannot influence the strategic decisions of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was America that entered the quagmire through miscalculation and war against Iran, and it is they who must now take the necessary steps to exit.”
Separately, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, told Munir that “all enriched nuclear material will remain in Iran, and not a single particle of it will leave the country,” describing it as “the great capital and national wealth of Iranians for use inside the country.”
Rezaei said the Iranian people and officials have reached a unified conclusion that “no negotiation will take place until trust-building by America occurs, and the beginning of that trust-building is the fulfilment of Iran’s conditions.” He stressed the brotherhood of the Iranian and Pakistani nations.
Munir said the border problem between Iran and Pakistan “has been resolved and the border was reopened this morning.” Referring to the resilience of Iran’s armed forces in the 40-day war, he stressed regional cooperation between the two countries “without the presence of foreigners.”
President Masoud Pezeshkian also met Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who headed a high-ranking military and security delegation, to discuss the most important bilateral and regional issue