Iranian top negotiator says Iran has no desire for war to continue

Parliament speaker and head of the Iranian negotiating team, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Iran has no desire to continue the war with the US, but the ball is in Washington's court for peace talks.

Ghalibaf said that Iran provided the US with a clear and transparent response outlining their demands, but the Trump administration has not yet reponded.

An agreement with Washington is possible, he added, provided it adheres to what was previously agreed upon and refrains from actions that undermine trust and excessive demands.

He said that Iran is determined to move beyond the state of “no war, no peace”, through negotiations or a sustainable deterrence, and accused Washington of imposing a siege on Iran by blocking access to food…