Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Wednesday that three clauses of the 10-point ceasefire framework with the United States had already been violated, despite negotiations not beginning.
Ghalibaf cited continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon; a drone shot down over Iran’s Fars province; and what Tehran called a denial of its right to uranium enrichment. “In such situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable,” he wrote in a statement posted to X. The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked, with only four tanker transits recorded on the day, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Markets barely flinched on the news, with crude ticking up slightly higher and stocks falling only 0.3%. Crude has posted one of its sharpest single-day drops on record, and global equities have ripped higher on peace-deal euphoria.
The statement throws immediate uncertainty over a deal that is barely 24 hours old and exposes a fundamental disagreement over what was actually agreed to. The U.S. and Iran are heading into talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday working to Frankenstein some agreement between two different documents: Iran’s 10-point plan and the White House’s 15-point plan. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday there was no way President Trump would accept Iran’s version, which demands Tehran retain control over the Strait of Hormuz and receive reparations for the war.
