Islamabad deal “a declaration of U.S. defeat”: Iranian parliament speaker

BAKU, June 24 — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) “a declaration of U.S. defeat” at a parliamentary conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Baku on Wednesday.

“The Islamabad agreement came not as a result of pressure and coercion, but (as a result) of the resilience and strength of the Iranian people. This is why we regard the Islamabad MoU as a declaration of U.S. defeat,” Qalibaf said, according to Azerbaijani news outlet Vesti.az.