Iran's Ghalibaf tells Pakistan army chief US must meet seven conditions to rebuild trust

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met with visiting Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran on Tuesday. During the talks, Ghalibaf emphasized that Washington's long history of actions against Iran has pushed mutual distrust to its highest level. He cited the US government's violation of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding and repeated threats by President Donald Trump as factors that have further deepened Iran's distrust of Washington.

Referring to negotiations between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, Ghalibaf said he had clearly conveyed Tehran's position to the US vice president during those talks. He stressed that Iran's seven conditions, presented in New York, were essential for the United States to regain Iran's trust. Ghalibaf stated that Iran was not seeking war but was fully prepared to defend its territory and national dignity. He added that US threats and military movements would not influence Iran's strategic decisions. Criticizing Washington's calculations in going to war with Iran, the parliament speaker said the United States had found itself in a quagmire as a result of its miscalculations and was now responsible for taking the necessary steps to extricate itself from the situation.

During the meeting, Ghalibaf expressed appreciation for the support of the Pakistani government and people for Iran during the war and diplomatic negotiations, describing relations between the two countries as brotherly. Munir conveyed greetings from Pakistani National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and reaffirmed Islamabad's commitment to continued cooperation with Tehran. Responding to Ghalibaf's questions about cross-border exchanges between the two countries, Munir said the border issues had been temporary and technical in nature and that the Iran-Pakistan border had reopened on Tuesday.

According to Mehr News, the meeting underscored the ongoing diplomatic engagement between Iran and Pakistan amid regional tensions and the status of Iran-US talks.