Majid Shakri, an adviser to Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Qalibaf, revealed the Iranian negotiating strategy, saying that reaching an agreement with President Trump is impossible, that his team has not succeeded in reaching a deal with anyone and will not succeed with Iran, and that the approach is simply to 'grind teeth and endure' until the end of the term, according to a report by Abu Ali Express.
Majid Shakri, an adviser to Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Qalibaf, outlined the Iranian negotiating strategy in remarks reported Tuesday by Abu Ali Express. Shakri stated that reaching an agreement with President Donald Trump is impossible, that his team has not succeeded in reaching agreements with anyone, and that the Iranian camp is simply trying to 'grind its teeth and endure' until the end of Trump's term.
The comments align with a pattern of hardline messaging from senior Iranian officials. As The Zioneer reported on August 10, a senior Iranian parliamentarian said that Tehran would not reach an agreement with the Trump administration and would instead manage relations until the president's term ended. Earlier, on June 30, Qalibaf himself said Iran would not hold further talks with the US until Washington fulfilled its commitments under the memorandum of understanding. He also dismissed Trump's threats as unserious in June.
Shakri's remarks, coming from a close adviser to the top negotiator, underscore the deepening view in Tehran that the current US administration cannot be negotiated with and that the strategy is to wait out the remaining months of Trump's term rather than seek a comprehensive deal.
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