Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who headed negotiations with Washington, said on Sunday that implementing the memorandum of understanding with the US is “difficult but possible,” stressing that diplomacy must preserve battlefield gains.
Ghalibaf made the remarks at a meeting with Mohammed Darwish, head of Hamas’ Leadership Council, on the sidelines of farewell ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, according to the Iranian Students News Agency.
He said diplomacy and negotiations should be able to resolve military deadlocks while preserving and consolidating what he described as the achievements of resistance forces.
“This can only happen when the country remains fully prepared for defence alongside diplomacy,” Ghalibaf said.
Referring to the memorandum with Washington, he said negotiations reached a suspension point the night Israel launched strikes on Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh.
Ghalibaf said Tehran insisted to the US side that preserving the territorial integrity of regional countries and ending war against regional allies be included in the agreement.
“That clause was added to the text. Today, the memorandum is being implemented. Its implementation is difficult but possible,” he said.
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