No talks with US under threat: Iran warns of 'new cards' if war resumes

Iran’s powerful parliament speaker on Monday warned that Tehran has “new cards” to play if war resumes with the United States and Israel, as a two-week ceasefire nears its expiration.

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“We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats, and over the past two weeks we have been preparing to show new cards on the battlefield,” Iran’s top negotiator and parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, wrote in a post on X.


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Qalibaf reiterated that Tehran will not engage in talks with the United States under pressure, emphasizing that any negotiations must take place without coercion.

He also accused U.S. President Donald Trump of attempting to turn the negotiating table into a “table of surrender.”