Iranian military scoffs at US attempts at a ceasefire deal
Military spokesperson dismisses a supposed ‘15-point plan’ while Washington mobilises more troops for the region
An Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal on Wednesday, raising questions about whether a 15-point plan proposed by Washington has a chance to succeed.
The comments from Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which jointly commands Iran’s regular military and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after the plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries.
US President Donald Trump has said that American officials are negotiating with Iran on the plan, but Zolfaghari, in a recorded video statement that aired on state television, suggested there were no talks.
“Have your internal conflicts reached the point where you are negotiating with yourselves?” he said.
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“Our first and last word has been the same from day one, and it will stay that way: Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you,” Zolfaghari said. “Not now, not ever.”
With growing pressure on the United States to end the war as it nears the end of its first month, Washington submitted its plan to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host renewed negotiations according to a person briefed on the contours of the proposal.