Iran says no deal with US until its rights guaranteed
Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned that the United States (US) cannot be trusted. Ghalibaf stated that Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington until Iran’s rights are fully guaranteed.
“We will not approve any agreement until we are certain that Iran’s rights have been upheld,” Ghalibaf asserted in a video broadcast by Iranian state television, as reported by AFP on Monday, 1 June 2026.
Ghalibaf, who also serves as Iran’s parliament speaker, added that Iranian negotiators “do not trust the enemy’s words or promises.”
The statement came after US media outlets, including the New York Times (NYT) and Axios, reported on Saturday, 30 May, that US President Donald Trump had sent a revised version of the proposed peace framework containing “stricter” terms for Iran to consider.
Details of Trump’s changes to the proposed draft agreement remain unclear. However, any amendments to the draft could further delay a formal end to the conflict.
Trump has stated that his priorities include halting Iran’s nuclear weapons development and reopening the strategic shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively closed after the war began in late February.
“The only guarantee I need is that there will be no nuclear weapons. They [Iran] have agreed to this, and it’s very interesting,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News program hosted by his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump.
Meanwhile, Iran dismissed Trump’s remarks and stressed that both sides still have significant disagreements on key issues in the negotiations.
According to Tasnim news agency, exchanges regarding the proposed draft agreement are “ongoing, with both sides regularly proposing amendments.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, stated that “until a clear conclusion is reached…everything being said now is merely speculation.”
Iran views the lifting of sanctions and the release of its frozen assets abroad as among its primary rights that must be guaranteed in any deal with the US.
Tehran insists it needs the release of its frozen assets, estimated at $12 billion (approximately £9.7 billion), before engaging in substantive nuclear program talks.
Iran also rejected Trump’s previous comments about destroying enriched uranium supplies, calling the claim “baseless.”