Speaker Qalibaf says ceasefire, negotiations with US ‘unreasonable’, citing truce violations

Iran's parliament speaker has said that a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations with the United States would be "unreasonable" given the serious violations committed by aggressors, even before any talks have begun.

Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks in a statement on X on Wednesday, hours after the Israeli regime carried out devastating attacks on Lebanon, killing hundreds of civilians.

Earlier on Wednesday, the US formally accepted Iran’s 10-point proposal as the foundation for a ceasefire, conceding to every core demand put forward by the Islamic Republic.

One of the points of the proposal is cessation of attacks on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

Qalibaf said the Islamic Republic's longstanding distrust of the United States is rooted in Washington's "repeated violations of all forms of commitments."

He lamented that the pattern had been repeated once again, citing three breaches shortly after Trump's announcement of a two-week ceasefire.

He listed the violations as the Israeli regime's killing and injuring hundreds of people in Lebanon, a violation of Iran's airspace by an incoming drone, and rejection of the Islamic Republic's right to nuclear enrichment.

The breaches, Qalibaf added, amounted to a violation of three key clauses of Iran's 10-point proposal that Trump has referred to as a "workable basis on which to negotiate and the main framework for these talks."

The Iranian official cited the clauses as an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and other regions, the clause prohibiting any further violation of the Islamic Republic's airspace, and the sixth clause of the proposal that lays emphasis on Tehran's nuclear rights.

Now, the very "workable basis on which to negotiate" has been openly and clearly violated, even before the negotiations have begun, he noted.

"In such a situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable."

The United States and the Israeli regime began their latest bout of unprovoked aggression targeting the Islamic Republic on February 28, targeting Iran's military and civilian infrastructures alike in addition to bringing about the martyrdom of the country's authorities, including Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Trump's announcement came after the Islamic Republic faced the aggression with at least 99 waves of decisive reprisal targeting sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets throughout the region.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council subsequently declared a "historic and crushing defeat" of the adversaries, hailing that Washington was forced to accept the Iranian proposal as a result of the reprisal.

Both the body and the Islamic Republic's various officials have said Iran's commitment to the ceasefire is conditioned on a halt to attacks targeting the country, besides sternly warning adversaries against repeated miscalculation concerning the nation.

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