Iran: Peace Talks with US Pointless Amid Unfulfilled Commitments

Iran declared on Sunday that peace talks with the United States are futile, citing Washington's failure to honor its commitments. This stance casts significant doubt on a deal that former President Donald Trump had insisted would be signed imminently. The latest obstacle emerged just hours after Israel, which initiated the war alongside the U.S. in February, announced strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Beirut's southern suburbs.

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The Zionists' aggression against Dahieh once again showed that the United States either lacks the will to implement its commitments or lacks the ability to do so. If you do not have the will or the ability to fulfill your commitments, then there is no point in talking about continuing down this path.

Trump had previously stated that an agreement to end the Middle East war would be signed as early as Sunday, with the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran has presented a less definitive timeline. "The Zionists' aggression against Dahieh once again showed that the United States either lacks the will to implement its commitments or lacks the ability to do so," stated Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on X, referring to the Beirut suburbs. "If you do not have the will or the ability to fulfill your commitments, then there is no point in talking about continuing down this path."

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The Zionists' aggression against Dahieh once again showed that the United States either lacks the will to implement its commitments or lacks the ability to do so.

Trump, who had repeatedly declared a deal with Iran was nearly concluded over weeks of negotiations, had said on Saturday that the accord was "scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL." However, Iran has maintained that any agreement to end the Middle East war must also encompass the parallel conflict in Lebanon. Israel's strikes on Beirut a week prior had already drawn retaliatory Iranian missile barrages.

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The Zionists' aggression against Dahieh once again showed that the United States either lacks the will to implement its commitments or lacks the ability to do so.

Iranian Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi warned that the latest Israeli strikes "will not go unanswered." A U.S. official confirmed on Friday that the proposed deal included Lebanon, which was drawn into the wider conflict when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on March 2. Pakistan's foreign ministry, acting as a key mediator, had also indicated that the deal's signing was planned for Sunday. However, Iran's Fars news agency, citing a source close to the Iranian negotiating team, reported Sunday that Tehran had "not yet taken or announced its final decision." Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei had previously stated the deal would not be signed Sunday but did not rule out the possibility in the coming days. A delegation from Qatar, another mediator, arrived in Tehran on Sunday to assist in finalizing the agreement.

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The Zionists' aggression against Dahieh once again showed that the United States either lacks the will to implement its commitments or lacks the ability to do so.