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Iran military spokesperson says US is negotiating with itself, state media

March 25, 2026 1:24 AM

March 25 (Reuters) - ‌The United ​States ​is negotiating with itself, an Iranian military spokesman said ‌according to state media on Wednesday, ⁠a day after U.S. President Donald ‌Trump said Tehran wants ‌to make a deal to end the war in the Middle ​East.

A 15-point plan aimed at putting an end to the ⁠conflict was drafted by Washington and sent to ​Tehran, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

"Has ​the level of ‌your inner struggle reached the stage of you negotiating ⁠with yourself?" Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperon for the unified command of Iran's armed ⁠forces, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, taunted the ​U.S. leadership.

"People like us can never get along with people like you."

Zolfaqari said U.S. ‌investments and pre-war energy prices would not return as ‌long as Washington does not ⁠accept that regional ‌stability is ​guaranteed by Iranian armed forces.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Christopher ‌Cushing)

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