WANA (Apr 14) \u2013 In an interview on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Esmaeil Kousari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, detailed the reasons behind the friction in the Islamabad negotiations and blasted the \u201carrogant\u201d behavior of the United States.<\/p>\n
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The Failure of the 15-Point Resolution<\/p>\n
Regarding the Islamabad talks, Kousari revealed that while the U.S. had used intermediaries to learn of Iran\u2019s conditions, they responded with bad faith.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBoth our dear people and our officials anticipated this,\u201d Kousari stated. \u201cThey sent a 15-point resolution that we ignored entirely, as we knew accepting even a single clause was impossible for us.\u201d He added that even a proposal for a two-week ceasefire was floated to reach a result, but the U.S. failed to show genuine commitment.<\/p>\n
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The \u201cHumiliating\u201d Defeat in Isfahan<\/p>\n
Kousari highlighted a significant military-intelligence setback for the U.S. in central Iran.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Americans imagined they could seize control of the field and impose their thinking on the world. However, they suffered a humiliating defeat regarding southern Isfahan and the 400-plus kilograms of uranium they imagined were there. This \u2018victory\u2019 they envisioned turned into an ignominious defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Operational and Parliamentary Superiority<\/p>\n
Kousari emphasized that the Iranian negotiating team, led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, maintained a position of strength.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMr. Ghalibaf raised two key issues: Hezbollah and the release of Iran\u2019s frozen assets. The Americans held three sessions in a single day, each lasting one to two hours.<\/p>\n
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Eventually, they attempted to bring up the closure and control of the Strait of Hormuz, but they had no authority in that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He asserted that Iran held the \u201cupper hand\u201d in both the operational field and the parliamentary\/negotiation spheres, leading the U.S. to currently pursue a second stage of negotiations since they could not force Iran to submit.<\/p>\n
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A Call for UN Accountability and Double Standards<\/p>\n
The lawmaker demanded that the United Nations take a firm stand against U.S. aggression, comparing the current situation to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHistory shows that when the UN acts firmly, it can hold powers accountable. When Saddam attacked Kuwait, the UN declared it an error and formed a coalition. Why does a double standard exist today? Why is the law not equal for everyone, and why is the U.S. exempt?\u201d<\/p>\n
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He directed harsh criticism toward the U.S. President: \u201cBy what right do you attack? Weren\u2019t you in the middle of negotiations? These actions stem from the unjust demands of an ignorant individual [the U.S. President]. I feel sorry for the American people for electing someone whose decisions pressure not only our region but their own people.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The \u201cSatanic\u201d Spirit and the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n
Kousari noted that while Iran does not reject negotiations\u2014as a means to tell the truth to the world\u2014there is little hope for a lasting agreement due to the \u201carrogant, selfish, and satanic spirit\u201d of the U.S. leadership.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz was open. Its closure and the subsequent rise in oil prices are direct results of their own actions. Why is no one holding them accountable for this?\u201d<\/p>\n
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The \u201cSwamp\u201d of War<\/p>\n
According to Kousari, the current U.S. strategy is an attempt to exit a losing battle with some semblance of dignity.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTrump and his associates have a few goals:<\/p>\n
1. To create an opportunity to reappear in the field and claim victory.<\/p>\n
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2. To reduce costs for the U.S., Europe, and the world while pretending they are taking steps toward peace.<\/p>\n
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3. To find a way to exit this scene \u2018honorably.’\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kousari concluded by warning that these attempts would fail. \u201cWith the high vigilance of the Leadership, the people, and the Armed Forces, we are ready to defeat any plan they design for their own interests. They should know they are sinking further into a swamp.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WANA (Apr 14) \u2013 In an interview on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Esmaeil Kousari, a member of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67323,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[34,37,6892,69,256],"class_list":["post-67322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tehran","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-ramadan-war","tag-tehran","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116405034173547025","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}