US proposal for talks shows weakness, former Iranian official says
Former Iranian official Mohammad Javad Larijani said the United States should accept defeat and argued that Washington’s proposals for negotiations reflected weakness rather than strength.
Larijani, a former senior judiciary official and adviser to the slain supreme leader, said the United States had to take responsibility for what he described as aggression against Iran and for the resulting damage.
He also said Iran should reconsider its nuclear commitments, pursue the issue outside negotiations, and press ahead on issues including the Strait of Hormuz and compensation.
He added that repeated calls for talks were an attempt by Washington to escape its current predicament and said any further miscalculation would be met with a forceful response.
