Iran calls agreement with US to end West Asia conflict 'declaration of America's defeat'
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File photo of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Photograph: (AFP)
Iran on Wednesday described the agreement with the US to end the West Asia conflict as a "declaration of America's defeat". Iranian official Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the deal reflected Iran's resilience and urged regional nations to take responsibility for Middle East security.
Iran on Wednesday (June 24) said the deal between Iran and the United States to end the West Asia war is "America's declaration of defeat". "The Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian negotiating team, said at a conference in Azerbaijan broadcast on Iranian television.
"That is why the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding became a declaration of America's defeat," he said, and added that the countries of the region must ensure security in the Middle East. Later, he also said that nations in the region should determine the Middle East’s political and security order, emphasising expanded intra-regional cooperation.
Israel-Lebanon 'pilot' initiative
In another development, negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are reportedly centred on a US-backed proposal under which Israeli forces would transfer control of parts of the territory captured during the conflict with Hezbollah to the Lebanese army, according to officials from both countries. The proposed "pilot" initiative is currently being examined as part of the latest round of discussions between the two sides.
Meanwhile, Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities are expected to be inspected by officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), according to the agency's chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, speaking in Tokyo on Wednesday. His remarks come amid disagreements between Iran and the United States over whether enrichment sites damaged in recent strikes would be subject to inspections. The inspections are considered crucial to the agreement, which requires Iran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to lower enrichment levels.
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International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Mariano Grossi's remark was the firmest yet from the United Nations agency, which is considered significant in determining the status of Iran's nuclear stockpile.
