WANA (May 12) – Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, stated that genuine and lasting peace cannot be achieved through “the language of humiliation, threats, and coercive pressure,” stressing that the Islamic Republic of Iran remains committed to a set of clear principles for resolving regional crises.

 

In a message posted on X on Tuesday evening, Gharibabadi said that when a party directly involved in war, blockade, sanctions, and threats of force rejects Iran’s response simply because it is “not a document of surrender,” it becomes clear that the real issue is not peace, but the imposition of political will through pressure and intimidation.

 

He emphasized that Iran has consistently called for a permanent end to war and guarantees against its recurrence, compensation for damages, the lifting of blockades, the removal of what Tehran considers illegal sanctions, and respect for Iran’s rights.

 

According to Gharibabadi, these are not maximalist demands, but rather the minimum requirements for any serious and sustainable arrangement consistent with the United Nations Charter to end a crisis that, in his words, began with the unlawful use of force.

 

The senior Iranian diplomat also criticized what he described as contradictory international approaches, saying that it is impossible to speak of a ceasefire while maintaining blockades, advocate diplomacy while intensifying sanctions, or claim support for regional stability while politically and militarily backing what he called “the source of aggression and instability.”

 

He concluded by saying that such an approach “is not negotiation, but the continuation of coercive policy through diplomatic language.”