Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a firm ultimatum to the United States
On Tuesday, May 12, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a firm ultimatum to the United States, demanding the acceptance of Tehran’s 14-point peace proposal or the prospect of continued "failure." This defiant message follows US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s latest counteroffer, which the U.S. president slammed as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”, stating that a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8 was on “life support.” Ghalibaf asserted that Washington must acknowledge the "rights" of the Iranian people to resolve the more than two months of conflict, warning in a post on X that “There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another.” He added that “The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it.” While peace talks remain deadlocked after failing to produce a ...