Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses Trump of conducting show diplomacy ‘on loop’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has criticized US President Donald Trump's approach to diplomacy, labeling it 'theatre diplomacy on loop.' Ghalibaf argues that the US is using a failed strategy of alternating between military threats and negotiation offers.
Why it matters
The rhetoric highlights the ongoing instability and lack of progress in US-Iran relations, particularly concerning the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear negotiations.
US president says he is involved in talks and war will end ‘pretty soon’, claiming that Iran cannot ‘go much longer’.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf calls on the US to 'acknowledge the facts' [File: Hamed Malekpour/Iranian Parliament Speaker Office/WANA via Reuters] By Adam Hancock and Reuters Published On 6 Aug 2026 6 Aug 2026 Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator has accused Donald Trump of conducting “theatre diplomacy on loop” after the United States president’s repeated claims that he was ordering attacks on Iran, and then calling them off.
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