Tehran Provokes Trump: Deal to End War a 'Declaration of US Defeat'The post-war narrative battle between Washington and Tehran intensified Wednesday after Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed the recently signed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) - and confirmed in Switzerland - amounted to nothing less than a US capitulation.Speaking in Baku during a gathering of parliaments from member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ghalibaf argued that the agreement validated Iran's long-held position that negotiations only succeed when foreign powers abandon coercion and recognize the Islamic Republic's rights."The Islamabad memorandum of understanding became a declaration of the US defeat," Ghalibaf said.The remarks underscore the widening disconnect between how Washington and Tehran are portraying the agreement. While the Trump administration has presented the MoU as evidence that its pressure campaign forced concessions from Iran, Iranian officials continue to frame the deal as proof that the United States ultimately backed away from attempts to dictate terms.Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that the Islamabad memorandum of understanding with Washington turned into “a declaration of US defeat.”