May 25: Iran vows not to yield to US pressure in negotiations to end imposed war

By Press TV Website Staff

Iran on Monday reaffirmed its unwavering position in ongoing negotiations to end the third imposed war, with senior officials vowing the Islamic Republic will not yield to US pressure or maximalist demands.

Top Iranian officials, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, held talks with Qatari officials in Doha on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts moved forward

Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) reported steady and secure ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with more than 30 ships transiting in 24 hours. 

The day also saw continued regional fallout, including new Israeli strikes in Lebanon and fresh disclosures about the human and economic costs of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Key developments on day 87 of the war, the forty-seventh day of the ceasefire:

• The United States carried out a deliberate and barbaric missile strike on a civilian sports hall in the city of Lamerd in Fars Province during the 40-day war against Iran, martyring 24 innocent Iranians and injuring over 130 others, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei revealed in harrowing details.
• President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that Iran will not surrender to US pressures and maximalist demands, saying the country’s negotiators will ensure the full restoration of the nation’s rights through the diplomatic process.
• Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in his first message since assuming office, stated that the Islamic Republic “will not retreat” in any agreement.
• Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with top Qatari officials in Doha amid diplomatic efforts to end the unprovoked US-Israeli war against Iran. 
• Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said indirect talks with the United States are centred on ending aggression on all fronts and that the nuclear issue or the management of the Stratif of Hormuz are not part of the negotiations.
• Iran’s IRGC Navy said 32 more ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after obtaining permission from the Iranian forces following improved security in the strategic waterway. 
• Mohammad Mokhber, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said the country is repeating history by gaining strength through steadfastness.
• Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, senior advisor to the IRGC commander-in-chief, said that the US and Israel unleashed over 2,100 projectiles and nearly 300 surface-to-surface missiles against Iran's strategic Abu Musa island during the recent war of aggression.
• Iran’s National Olympic Committee announced that it has named the contingent of Iranian athletes scheduled to participate in the 2026 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games after "Martyred Leader." 
• An Iranian civil aviation official said 20 airports across the country have successfully resumed operations following the recent US-Israeli aggression.
• Wafiq Safa, head of Hezbollah's Liaison and Coordination Unit, said the Lebanese resistance movement will never engage in a confrontation with the Lebanese army, and that the resistance group remains the most effective force against Israeli occupation forces.
• At least six people were killed in the latest round of Israeli airstrikes against multiple locations in southern Lebanon, as the Israeli army issued fresh evacuation orders amid ongoing military aggression.
• Gold prices rose 1.4 percent to $4,570.88 per ounce on Monday, while oil prices fell as benchmark London Brent crude fell 4 percent below $100 a barrel. The price increased amid a weaker dollar as capital investors weigh US-Iran peace deal prospects.
• The US-Israeli aggression against Iran could cost American taxpayers billions of dollars, as investor fears over rising inflation add to the US government’s debt burden, the Financial Times reported.
• US President Donald Trump told several Arab and Muslim leaders that he expects them to establish formal relations with Israel in exchange for a ceasefire deal with Iran to end the war, according to American officials.

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