ISLAMABAD: Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who took part in the “Islamabad Talks” between Iran and the United States, said on Sunday that Washington had been “unable” to win Tehran’s trust during the negotiations.
Shortly before his departure to Iran, after the talks between the US and Iran ended without breakthrough, in a post on X, Ghalibaf said: “My colleagues in the Iranian delegation put forward constructive initiatives, but ultimately the other side was unable to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations.”
He said Iran had entered the talks without trust in the “opposing side”, citing previous conflicts.
Ghalibaf said the US now faced a decisive choice. “America has understood our logic and principles, and now it is time for it to decide whether it can earn our trust or not.”
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He added that the Iranian delegation would “not for a moment cease” efforts to consolidate Iran’s gains during the six-week war.
Ghalibaf also acknowledged Pakistan’s role in facilitating the talks and extended his regards to the Pakistani public.
Concluding his remarks, he praised both the Iranian public and the negotiating team, citing public support and the intensity of the discussions.
“To my colleagues in these intense 21-hour negotiations, I say: well done…long live and enduring be our dear Iran,” he said.
Delegations from the US and Iran held more than 21 hours of high-level talks in Islamabad from Saturday, with Pakistan mediating after brokering a two-week ceasefire, but the talks ended without agreement as both sides failed to reach consensus on issues on the table.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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