Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the head of the Islamic Republic's negotiating team, wrote on the X platform on Friday, May 29: "We extract concessions with missiles, not with dialogue; in negotiations, we merely communicate them."
This comment comes at a time when reports of progress toward reaching a meaningful agreement between the U.S. and Israel had been published in recent days, though it is said that this temporary memorandum of understanding is still awaiting approval from the U.S. President and officials of the Islamic Republic.
Media outlets close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) state that the reports regarding an agreement between Tehran and Washington are incorrect. In this regard, the Tasnim News Agency, quoting an "informed source," wrote: "The text of the agreement has not reached a conclusion as of this moment."
In his latest post on X, Qalibaf wrote that the Islamic Republic has "absolutely no trust in guarantees and words" and only considers actions as the benchmark.
The Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) also emphasized that no action will be taken before action by the opposing side, adding that "the winner of any agreement is the one who is better prepared for war the very next day."
