Iran threatens 'crushing response' if US makes excessive demands

Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned the United States that any violations of the agreement or excessive demands will be met with a "crushing response" as both sides work to negotiate a permanent truce over the next 60 days.

"In case of bad faith, breach of contract and excessive demands on the part of the other party, we will not hesitate to give a crushing response to the enemy," said Ghalibaf in a post on the X network.

"They were already slapped during the war; if they want to go down that path again, they will receive an even stronger blow," he added.

The Iranian official noted that his team of negotiators seeks to "promote the realization of the conditions and clauses of the agreement", as determined by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.

Earlier, Khamenei confirmed that he had authorized an agreement with the US and stated that American President Donald Trump resorted to various forms of pressure and influence "out of desperation" to secure the initial agreement.

Source: CNN