Iran top negotiator threatens to defeat US blockade on Iran

DUBAI, June ‌8 (Reuters) - ​Tehran ​will turn the naval blockade ‌established by the United States ⁠into another defeat for ‌the "enemy", Iran's top ‌negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message ​posted on his Telegram channel on ⁠Monday.

"We are not going to either ​just fight or just negotiate; rather, we ​are going to ‌fight at our own time and ⁠negotiate at our own time", Qalibaf said, ⁠adding, "our goal is the end ​of the war and stable security and we have no ‌trust towards the opposing party".

(Reporting by ‌Menna Alaa El ⁠Din, Elwely ‌Elwelly and ​Muhammad Al Gebaly; editing by Alexandra ‌Hudson)

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