In a statement posted by security analyst Yair Goldblatt on X, Iranian regime-affiliated journalist Mehrdad Khalili said that Iranian attacks will not stop until the United States takes practical steps, including a commitment to end the war and withdraw from all fronts, release frozen assets, and lift the naval blockade. Khalili added that there is no trust in American words or negotiations.
The statement from Mehrdad Khalili, a journalist with ties to the Iranian regime, echoes the hardline position Tehran has maintained throughout the US-Iran ceasefire talks. Earlier tonight, analyst Abu Saleh assessed that the diplomatic gap between Washington and Tehran remains unbridgeable as long as hardliners in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hold sway. Khalili's remarks come after he previously warned on July 8 that Iran's response to US strikes would be 'completely different' and harsher, following what he described as a break in the containment framework. The latest statement reiterates Iran's longstanding preconditions — a full ceasefire, US withdrawal from all fronts, release of frozen assets, and lifting of the naval blockade — and explicitly rejects trust in American diplomacy. Khalili's position aligns with that of Iranian officials, who have repeatedly conditioned any progress on 'practical steps' rather than verbal commitments. As of now, no official response from the US or Israel has been reported.
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