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by Mohammad Marandi
April 11, 2026
from
SputnikGlobe Website
"Whether or not Iran-US peace negotiations succeed depends
entirely on the American side,"
...renowned international affairs commentator Dr.
Mohammad Marandi told Sputnik,
commenting on Saturday's unprecedented face-to-face talks in
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Iran didn't start the war, it wasn't the one to escalate it, and it
wasn't the one to call for a halt in hostilities.
Accordingly, the crisis can be resolved in one of
only two ways, Marandi says.
"Either the Americans are sincere or they're
forced to be sincere, and they implement what they said they
will do, or not.
If they are unwilling to do so, the Iranian
delegation will go back to Tehran," the Gulf crisis will
continue and the global economic picture will continue to
deteriorate.
Iran Cares about
Facts on the Ground, Not Signals or Signatures
"For the Iranians, what is important is that
the facts on the ground change. The signature of the US vice
president or president has no value for Iranians," Marandi
stressed.
Iran remembers that twice in less than a year,
the US engaged in negotiations while conspiring to attack.
Accordingly,
whether talks succeed or not, "Iran is prepared" for
what comes next, including a continuation of the war if necessary.
Marandi emphasized that the strength and resilience shown by Iran
and the Axis of Resistance over the past weeks are the only reasons
the US is at the negotiating table today.
US must Choose - 'Israel First' or
'America First'
Significant progress in negotiations with Iran can be achieved if
the Trump administration pursues a genuinely America First policy,
the academic believes.
"If they continue to be under the influence
of Israeli Firsters, then I think the Iranians will be prepared
to go back to Tehran without any agreement whatsoever.
For Iran, both scenarios are acceptable. We
are not concerned either way," Marandi said.
U.S. in No Position to Dictate
Terms
The US,
"has not succeeded on the battlefield" and
"there's no reason for them to believe that they will win at the
negotiating table," the observer noted.
"What the Iranians are demanding is justice, and Iran is not
making any excessive demands," Marandi said, referencing
Tehran's
10-point ceasefire plan.
One of these demands is war reparations.
Iran,
"will get those reparations from the Strait
of Hormuz, whether the Americans like it or not.
But if the Americans want to prevent the
collapse of the global economy they will discontinue obeying
the
Zionist Lobby and make decisions based on their interests," Marandi stressed.
Whatever happens,
"Iran is not going to give up its
sovereignty... and the Axis of Resistance is unwilling to submit
to the Empire," he summed up.
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