Tehran Insists Rights Must Be Secured Before Any US Deal

Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Sunday that Tehran would not accept any agreement with the United States unless it fully safeguards the rights of the Iranian people.

“We will not approve any deal until we are certain that the rights of the Iranian people have been protected,” Ghalibaf said in remarks aired on state television.

He stressed that Iranian negotiators “do not trust the enemy’s words or promises.”

His comments came as Tehran and Washington continue exchanging proposals on a potential framework agreement aimed at ending the conflict that erupted on 28 February and has since spread across the Middle East.

On Saturday, The New York Times and Axios reported that US President Donald Trump had sent Iran a revised proposal containing stricter conditions, though details of the new terms were not immediately known.

Iran considers the lifting of sanctions and the unfreezing of its overseas assets among the key rights that must be guaranteed under any agreement with Washington.

Since the war began, Tehran has maintained firm control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz—a crucial artery for global energy supplies—and regards oversight of maritime traffic through the waterway as one of its sovereign rights.