Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Friday cautioned that the United States could use a ceasefire to rearm and prepare for further aggression.
“We do not need a ceasefire that would allow the enemy to rearm and commit aggression again,” Takht-Ravanchi said, according to the Iranian government’s information portal.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump described the upcoming negotiations between Washington and Tehran as a “world’s most powerful reset” on Truth Social: “World’s most powerful reset!! President DJT.”
While Tehran has been insisting that it supports diplomacy and dialogue, the Iranian minister emphasised that any negotiations must not create conditions for another attack on Iranian territory. He added that Iran’s 10-point plan would serve as the basis for peace talks.
Takht-Ravanchi also noted that Iran’s military actions during the conflict had compelled the US and Israel to rethink their “strategic vision” regarding Tehran.
Earlier in the day, US Vice President JD Vance expressed hope for a positive outcome from talks hosted by Pakistan. Negotiations are scheduled to take place in Islamabad on Saturday morning.
On Tuesday, Trump announced a two-week bilateral ceasefire with Iran and stated that Tehran had agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Following this, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed that talks with the US would begin on Friday in Islamabad.
But Israel continued airstrikes and artillery on Lebanon and targeted more than a dozen settlements in southern Lebanon, including Tyre. Trump said that Israeli strikes on Lebanon was not part of the agreement with Iran due to Hezbollah, while Tehran considered the strikes a violation of the ceasefire.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry stressed that successful negotiations to end the US-Iran conflict depend on full adherence to ceasefire obligations on all fronts.
