WANA (May 29) – Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has laid out a stark, uncompromising three-point doctrine governing Iran’s approach toward potential negotiations with the United States.

 

In a public statement shared on social media, shown in image_e2c95e.jpg, the legislative leader clarified Tehran’s baseline strategy, emphasizing military leverage over traditional diplomacy.

 

“We secure concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles,” Ghalibaf stated in his first point. He added that the sole purpose of engaging in talks is to “merely make them [the opposing side] understand this” reality.

 

Addressing the deep-seated skepticism toward Western diplomatic pledges, Ghalibaf explicitly ruled out any unilateral goodwill gestures or reliance on verbal commitments from Washington.

 

“We have zero trust in guarantees and words; behavior alone is the metric,” he remarked, underscoring that Iran will refuse to take any steps before seeing verified, reciprocal actions from the counterparty.

 

Concluding his message with a highly militaristic outlook on international accords, the chief negotiator argued that diplomacy is ultimately an extension of defense readiness. According to Ghalibaf, “The winner of any agreement is the one who uses its aftermath to better prepare for war.”