Tehran, March 29 — Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of masking plans for a “ground invasion” with diplomatic language, saying Tehran will not give in to pressure, Press TV reported. He said the “enemy talks of negotiations but plans a ground invasion,” and accused Washington of trying to secure in a 15-point list what it could not achieve by military means. “Our forces are ready, and we will never be humiliated,” he added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned separately that the United States and Israel might try to broaden the conflict by drawing other countries into it or staging “false-flag operations,” Press TV said. Araghchi made the remarks during a phone call with his Greek counterpart, Georgios Gerapetritis, and cautioned that Washington and Tel Aviv could seek to expand what he called “unprovoked aggression” by compelling other states to participate or by carrying out covert actions against third countries.
Araghchi also stressed that states have legal obligations under international law to prevent their territory or resources from being used to plan or support acts of aggression.
Earlier on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a reply from Tehran to a U.S. proposal aimed at ending the regional conflict could arrive “at any moment,” and he urged U.S. allies to play a larger role in securing the Strait of Hormuz in the post-war period. Speaking after a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, Rubio said Washington is awaiting a response to a 15-point proposal put forward by the administration of President Donald Trump.
“We haven’t gotten it yet. Look, we’ve got messages. We’ve had an exchange of messages and indications from the Iranian system, whatever is left of it, about a willingness to talk about certain things,” Rubio said, adding key questions remain about who would represent Iran in talks, what would be discussed and when. “Those answers could be coming at any moment,” he said, suggesting a response could arrive as soon as today or tomorrow. (ANI)
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