Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee, says that Washington has to earn Tehran’s trust by “faithfully implementing all the provisions of the memorandum of understanding”, including ending the war in Lebanon and ensuring the withdrawal of Israel from the country.

“Any breach of commitment or departure from the core framework of the agreement will prompt Iran’s armed forces, backed by the brave Iranian nation, to respond more firmly and forcefully than ever before,” he warns in a post on X.

“This is a message to the entire world: the era of greed and trampling on the rights of the Iranian people is over.”

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Talks, at last
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Talks, at last

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Pained minds
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