Iran counters Trump, calls threats a 'bluff' and quips: 'If you want gas at $6, keep bluffing'

President Donald Trump makes a statement at Rockland Community College, in Suffern, New York
REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
"Don't believe the bluff of the defeated president, time is running against the Americans," said Iranian Parliament speaker Ebrahim Rezaei on the social network X this Monday (25). The publication comes after Donald Trump's new threat against the country.
On Saturday (23), Trump said he thought the agreement was close to being concluded - hours later, he also stated that he would "blow them [the Iranians] into a thousand hells" if the two parties did not reach a consensus by this Sunday.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, stated that the agreement between Iran, Israel and the United States. can be completed this Monday (25). Rubia also said that the country would give diplomacy every chance before 'exploring alternatives'.
Hours after Rubio's speeches, Rezaei stated that "if they [the US] want an agreement, let them negotiate; if they want gasoline at 6 dollars, let them stand still and bluff until the grass grows under their feet."
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The Iranian spokesperson reinforced that Iran 'will not bow to force and threats'.
Still on the potential agreement between the US and Iran, Marco Rubio defended Israel's right to defense.
"We thought we could have something new last night, maybe today, I wouldn't jump to conclusions from that," said Rubio in New Delhi.
On Sunday, the US president said he had instructed US representatives not to be in a rush to negotiate an agreement with Tehran and that time is in the US government's favor. "Negotiations are progressing in an orderly and constructive manner", published.
Negotiations between Iran and the United States to end the war in the Middle East, which began at the end of February, have been dragging on for weeks. A proposal made by Iran last week was rejected by Washington, which said it considered the terms insufficient.
One of the main American demands is the definitive end of the Iranian nuclear program, which Tehran rejects.
US Secretary of State in a press conference with the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in New Delhi, India
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/ Pool via Reuters
Agreement may be close to happening
Just this Sunday, the newspaper "New York Times" reported that the two countries reached a preliminary understanding: Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the delivery of its nuclear arsenal. American and Israeli attacks against Iran, which began on February 28.
Hormuz is a strategic corridor for global oil trade - before the conflict, around 20% of global production passed through there. The temporary closure put pressure on commodity prices around the world.
In this Sunday's post, Trump also makes reference to the nuclear agreement signed by Barack Obama in 2015. The pact provided for limiting the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for the removal of international sanctions.
Critics of the agreement, including Israel, claim that part of the released resources was used by the Iranian regime to finance armed groups in the Middle East.

Source: G1

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