{"id":2618453,"date":"2026-06-24T11:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-iranian-negotiator-calls-deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:04:58","slug":"top-iranian-negotiator-calls-deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-iranian-negotiator-calls-deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Iranian negotiator calls deal a &#8216;declaration of US defeat&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-iranian-negotiator-calls-deal-a-declaration-of-us-defeat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618453&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Iranian official has claimed that the interim agreement wiht the United States represents a defeat for Washington. Iran has consistently described peace negotiations as a loss for the U.S., prompting President Donald Trump to accuse Iran of spreading falsehoods adn acting in bad faith. Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-fires-off-on-european-leaders-for-little-progress-on-ending-war\/\" title=\"Zelensky fires off on European leaders for little progress on ending war\">negotiating leader<\/a>,Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf,called the recent memorandum of understanding a declaration of America&#8217;s defeat,asserting that it was achieved through Iran\u2019s resistance rather than pressure. The agreement aimed to temporarily open the Strait of Hormuz by allowing Iranian ships to pass without tolls for 60 days in exchange for the U.S. lifting a naval blockade. Since then, maritime activity in the strait has increased, with over 172 vessel crossings in a few days, though full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-working-to-resume-grain-exports-but-cites-russian-strikes-as-risk\/\" title=\"Ukraine Working to Resume Grain Exports But Cites Russian Strikes as Risk\">pre-war levels<\/a> have not yet returned. Iran has hinted at possible costs associated with navigating the strait, contradicting previous promises of no tolls, leading to Trump insisting that Iran has falsely claimed no charges are being applied. Negotiations continue to extend beyond the initial 60 days, with the U.S. aiming for a permanent deal on Iran\u2019s nuclear program, which involves inspections and restrictions. Iran has expressed skepticism regarding the inspections, insisting they only occur under a thorough final agreement and after the lifting of sanctions. Meanwhile, top Iranian officials have traveled to Oman to discuss managing the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing talks, and Trump has emphasized ther is no rush to deploy nuclear inspectors to Iran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A top <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iranian<\/a> official on Wednesday claimed the interim agreement the United States reached with his country marks a defeat for Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranians have repeatedly framed developments in peace talks as a loss for the U.S., triggering accusations from President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> that they are spreading lies about the deal and operating in bad faith. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4622379\/trump-iran-pledge-no-tolls-strait-of-hormuz\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Iran has pledged no tolls through Strait of Hormuz, and that negotiations would end if otherwise<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">            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as Trump alleges vandalism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The saga continued this week, when Iranian negotiating team leader Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the latest memorandum of understanding, signed last Wednesday to temporarily resolve the conflict, is \u201cAmerica\u2019s declaration of defeat.\u201d The development comes as Iran has sought to downplay Washington\u2019s claims on several points of agreements reached, including that nuclear inspectors will return to Iran, and that there will be no tolls in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.\u00a0Israeli operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> have also been an issue for both parties, as Jerusalem <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4622363\/israel-not-withdraw-lebanon-even-us-demand\/\">has resisted Iranian pressure<\/a> to withdraw as part of any deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Islamabad understanding was not the result of pressure and coercion, but rather the result of the resistance and authority of the brave Iranian nation,\u201d Ghalibaf said during a conference in Azerbaijan. \u201cThat is why the Islamabad memorandum of understanding became a declaration of America\u2019s defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memorandum of understanding was touted as an agreement that would unlock the Strait of Hormuz, the world\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >important oil transit shipping lane<\/a>. In exchange for Iran opening up the water passageway \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613001\/read-iran-mou-deal\/\">with no charge for 60 days<\/a>,\u201d Trump agreed to lift a naval blockade in the area that had prohibited Iranian ships from entering or exiting ports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the agreement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20\/\" title=\"... continues ..., aims to enrich uranium to 20%\">oil tankers<\/a> have begun to sail through the strait in higher numbers. At least 172 vessels crossed through the Strait of Hormuz from Thursday through Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler.\u00a0 Activity has not yet returned to pre-war levels, averaging around 138 crossings per day.\u00a0There were more than<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4619367\/strait-hormuz-traffic-ramps-up-hundreds-ships-standstill\/\"> 400 large ships <\/a>remaining halted outside the strait as of Monday. However, as of Wednesday, the U.N.\u2019s shipping \u200bagency has become involved in the effort to aid trapped vessels, as the International Maritime Organization helps hundreds of ships with some 11,000 stranded seafarers sail through \u200bHormuz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the terms of the MOU, which stipulated there would be no tolls in the water passageway, Iran has since suggested there could be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/23\/world-news\/oman-iran-announce-plan-to-handle-costs-of-navigating-strait-of-hormuz\/\">some costs<\/a> associated with sailing through, triggering backlash from Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are \u2018NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, &#038; NO OTHER CHARGES OF ANY KIND BEING SOUGHT OR RECEIVED BY IRAN ON SHIPS TRAVELING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ,\u2019\u201d Trump said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116804880689253931\">in a post <\/a>to Truth Social on Wednesday. \u201cIf this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agreements made in the memorandum of understanding are set to expire in 60 days. However, the U.S. is aiming to reach a permanent agreement within that time frame to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. The most significant point the two countries are negotiating during the roughly two-month period is a final deal on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has said that Iran will allow inspectors back into the country to investigate fears it is enriching uranium and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-blasts-outrageous-biden-admin-offer-to-roll-back-iran-sanctions\/\" title=\"GOP Blasts \u2018Outrageous\u2019 Biden Admin Offer to Roll Back ... Sanctions\">building nuclear weapons<\/a>. Iran has emphasized that \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3vy3nr63gxo\">no new commitments<\/a>\u201d have been made on nuclear inspection, even as the United Nations\u2019 nuclear chief <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4622349\/iaea-confirms-its-inspectors-will-visit-iranian-nuclear-sites\/\">promised Wednesday<\/a> that inspections \u201cwould indeed take place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Mariano Grossi\u2019s remarks were met with disdain from Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi, who said in a post to X that any such inspections could only take place \u201cwithin the framework of a final agreement and as a result of practical action by the other side to end all sanctions and other measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4619628\/iran-oman-meeting-strait-of-hormuz\/\"><strong>TOP IRANIAN OFFICIALS LAND IN OMAN TO DISCUSS MANAGING STRAIT OF HORMUZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As negotiations continue to play out, Trump said Tuesday there was \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4621185\/trump-no-rush-to-deploy-nuclear-weapons-inspectors-iran-ted-cruz-defends\/\">no rush<\/a>\u201d in sending inspectors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ll be on the ground at the appropriate time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian official: US deal signals Washington&#8217;s defeat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2618454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166352615440.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[81651,53418,81650,43212,54349],"class_list":["post-2618453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diplomatic-conflict","tag-international-diplomacy","tag-iranian-negotiations","tag-middle-east-politics","tag-us-iran-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166352615440.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618453"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618457,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618453\/revisions\/2618457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}