Gov’t spox says Iran negotiates with ‘finger on the trigger’
VP urges US to put ‘America First’ over ‘Israel First’
Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani in remarks before Iran-US talks in Islamabad said, “We will negotiate with our finger on the trigger” as Tehran does not trust Washington.
Mohajerani said that dispatching a diplomatic team led by the Parliament speaker demonstrates Iran’s resolve for dialogue. However, she said, “As the president has said, we will negotiate with our finger on the trigger. While we are open to talks, we do not trust the other side.”
Mohajerani underlined that the Islamic Republic will not retreat from its rights in the negotiations which followed 40 days of aggression by the US and the Israeli regime against Iran.
First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref in a message on X said that, “If we negotiate in Islamabad with representatives of ‘America First,’ reaching a deal beneficial to the world is possible. But if we face representatives of ‘Israel First,’ no agreement will be reached.
In that case, the Islamic Republic will be forced to continue its defense even more strongly than before, and the world will face “greater costs”, he said.
Ali Akbar Velayati, former foreign minister, also commented on the negotiations in Islamabad, saying that, “Today’s powerful diplomacy is testament to safeguarding regional stability under the umbrella of Iran’s national authority.”
Former foreign minister Mohmmad Javad Zarid also took to X, saying that Iran demonstrated its seriousness by dispatching its most authoritative and capable team to Islamabad.
“Iran showed seriousness by sending its most authoritative & capable team to Islamabad despite repeated US betrayals. Let’s hope that beyond the bluster, Trump sees the only way out of his self-made quagmire: Stop heeding THE WANTED & accomplices. Strike a deal while he still can,” Zarif said.