Ghalibaf's Remarks Come Amid Heightened Tensions Between the Two Countries Over Iran's Nuclear Program and Regional Activities

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday that increased U.S. pressure would not force Tehran to accept demands beyond the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In a post on his X account, Ghalibaf said Washington appeared to believe that "squeezing Iran harder will win concessions that were never part of the agreement. He dismissed the ability of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and War Secretary Pete Hegseth to deliver such an outcome, saying the two officials are "way out of their league.

Stop waiting for the clown crew to pull a rabbit out of their hat and clean up the mess you made, Ghalibaf added. The Islamabad MoU refers to the agreement reached between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, Pakistan, though details of the pact were not provided in the source. Ghalibaf's remarks come amid heightened tensions between the two countries over Iran's nuclear program and regional activities. The speaker's comments signal Tehran's firm stance against additional U.S. demands beyond the existing agreement.