Iran's speaker says US negotiations have progressed but far from final deal

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026. IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER OFFIC / VIA REUTERS

Iran's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday night, April 18, that progress had been made in negotiations with the United States to end the war, but added the sides were still far from an agreement.

"We are still far from the final discussion," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also one of Iran's negotiators, said in a national televised address, adding: "We made progress in the negotiations, but there are many gaps and some fundamental points remain."

Iran also said it had been "victorious in the field" during weeks of war and had only agreed to a temporary truce with the US because its demands had been met, the Iranian parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, April 18.

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