Iran's words left the United States speechless! After Iran rejected America's demands, Iran's Foreign Minister has once again spoken out. On March 26, according to a report by Lianhe Zaobao, Iran's Foreign Minister, Araghchi, said in an interview: "Americans claimed they wanted Iran to surrender unconditionally—then why are they now talking about negotiations? The mere fact that the U.S. is discussing negotiations today amounts to an admission of defeat."
Araghchi stated that over the past few days, the United States has conveyed messages to Iran through several friendly countries, while Iran, via these intermediaries, has delivered warnings or expressed its positions to the U.S. This is not negotiation or dialogue—it’s merely information exchange. Some ideas raised by the U.S. in these communications have already been relayed to Iran’s top leadership. Clearly, what Iran’s Foreign Minister is conveying is this: bluntly put, it’s a public slap in the face for the United States.
Initially, the U.S. demanded Iran’s unconditional surrender. Now, it’s the U.S. itself proposing talks. By pointing this out, Iran is telling the U.S.: the war against Iran has already left America utterly humiliated. Even more painful for the U.S. is that, not only is there no real negotiation possible, but the U.S. can’t even actually communicate with Iran anymore. Iran’s simple phrase “information exchange” makes it clear: negotiation is purely nonexistent. The U.S. should stop reading too much into it.
Iran’s bold and public rebuttal naturally left the U.S. speechless. Clearly, the situation is far from what the U.S. had imagined. Now, the U.S. faces two choices: either continue fighting and escalate further, or seriously examine and consider the conditions Iran has set. Iran is well aware: if the U.S. could keep fighting, why would it resort to negotiations? The one truly at a disadvantage now isn’t Iran.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860688722905354/
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