AFP24 Jun, 2026 07:22 PM3 mins to readIran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also a negotiator in talks with the US. Photo / ICANA News Agency via Getty ImagesThe deal between Iran and the United States to end the Middle East war is “America’s declaration of defeat”, said Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team.

Referring to the text finalised through Pakistani mediation, Ghalibaf said: “The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and