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Iran's Pezeshkian: Tehran No Longer Trusts US After Talks Collapse, Sanctions Continue
- •Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Tehran no longer trusts the US due to repeated attacks and sanctions following previous talks.
- •Pezeshkian referenced US President Donald Trump's UNGA speech where Trump allegedly threatened to "wipe Iran off the map" and labeled Iranians as "terrorists."
- •Despite four or five rounds of talks, Washington has continued to impose sanctions and take stringent actions against Iran, according to Pezeshkian.
- •Iran has submitted a peace proposal to Washington via Qatari mediators and is awaiting a response.
- •US President Donald Trump confirmed rejecting Iran's peace proposal, claiming Iran is "dying" due to a naval blockade on its ports, specifically the Strait of Hormuz.
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Pezeshkian stated that Tehran no longer trusts Washington because previous rounds of negotiations were consistently followed by US military attacks, economic sanctions, and stringent actions. He also pointed to remarks by US President Donald Trump at the UNGA, where Trump threatened to wipe Iran off the map and labeled Iranians terrorists.
President Trump stated that he rejected the peace proposal because Iran was desperate for funds due to Washington's naval blockade of Iranian ports. Trump claimed that Iran engineered the closure of the Hormuz Strait to cause global problems, prompting the US to respond with a massive military blockade.
Iran tabled its peace proposal to Washington through Qatari mediators. Following this, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian noted that an understanding on a framework had been reached and announced, leaving it up to the American side to respond.
