Iran Rejects Trump Threats Amid Peace Talks

Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has rejected threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump, asserting that Iran pays no attention to such statements. Ghalibaf's remarks came after Trump threatened renewed attacks on Iran if it failed to control the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

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We pay no attention to American threats.

"They would do well to be careful with their statements," Ghalibaf stated on the social media platform X. He added that Iran's armed forces are "ready to respond in other ways." Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker of parliament, warned, "No matter what they say – we are the ones who act."

These exchanges occurred as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on a final peace agreement began in a Swiss luxury hotel, nearly four months after the start of their war. The U.S. delegation included Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, while Iran's delegation featured Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi alongside Ghalibaf.

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They would do well to be careful with their statements. Iran's armed forces are ready to respond in other ways. No matter what they say – we are the ones who act.

Earlier, Trump had posted on his platform Truth Social, "Iran must immediately prevent its well-paid groups connected to it in Lebanon from causing trouble." He threatened, "If they do not, we will attack Iran again very hard, as we did last week, if not harder." The Hezbollah militia, funded by Iran, had recently engaged in intense clashes with the Israeli army.

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Iran must immediately prevent its well-paid groups connected to it in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they do not, we will attack Iran again very hard, as we did last week, if not harder.

Trump was also reportedly quoted by Fox News as issuing an urgent warning to Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz: "If you close them, you will have no country left." This threat followed a framework agreement reached between Iran and the U.S. on Wednesday to end the war, which stipulated an immediate ceasefire across the region, including Lebanon. However, Israel and Hezbollah were not parties to this agreement.

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If you close them, you will have no country left.