You must accept peace proposal or face ‘failure’ – Iranian chief negotiator warns US

Tensions between Tehran and Washington have reached a critical point as Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Ghalibaf, issued a defiant ultimatum for the U.S. to accept its 14-point peace proposal or face continued military failure.

Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Ghalibaf, has issued a sharp ultimatum to the United States, insisting that Washington must accept Tehran’s 14-point peace proposal or face repeated military and diplomatic “failure.” Speaking after more than two months of direct conflict, Ghalibaf warned that Iranian armed forces remain prepared to deliver a “lesson-teaching” response to any renewed American aggression. The defiant stance follows the deadlock of initial peace talks, with military officials in Tehran maintaining that the nation will not retreat from its stated rights despite the ongoing U.S. naval blockade. +2

The ultimatum comes in direct response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent dismissal of Iran’s counteroffer, which he characterized as a “piece of garbage” during a White House briefing. Trump further declared that the fragile ceasefire, which has been in place since April 8, is currently on “life support” as hostilities threaten to resume. While the U.S. demands a major rollback of Iran’s nuclear enrichment and the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran insists on a phased approach that includes war reparations and a guarantee of sovereignty over the vital global oil corridor. +1

Ghalibaf took to social media to emphasize that there is no alternative to the 14-point plan, which reportedly includes demands for the release of frozen assets and an end to maritime “piracy” by the U.S. Navy. “There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another,” Ghalibaf stated in a post on X. He concluded by warning of the economic toll of the standoff, adding, “The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it.”

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