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Iran top negotiator threatens to defeat US blockade on Iran

Iran top negotiator threatens to defeat US blockade on Iran

Jun 8, 2026
  • Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf speaks in parliamen in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a video. IRINN/via Reuters TV/Handout via REUTERS — IRINN

    DUBAI, June 8 (Reuters) - Tehran will turn the naval blockade established by the United States into another defeat for the "enemy", Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message posted on his Telegram channel on Monday.

    "We are not going to either just fight or just negotiate; rather, we are going to fight at our own time and negotiate at our own time", Qalibaf said, adding, "our goal is the end of the war and stable security and we have no trust towards the opposing party".

    (Reporting by Menna Alaa El Din, Elwely Elwelly and Muhammad Al Gebaly; editing by Alexandra Hudson)

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