Here is the same interview set to "viking" with the telegram AI:
Here is the same interview set to "viking" with the telegram AI:
Araghchi, speaking to Al Jazeera, declares: No parley exists between us and the US, nor do we bow to a mere truce.
Parley is when two nations speak to forge a pact, a thing as rare as a raven's tear between us and the US.
We catch the ravens' messages from the US; some fly direct, others through our kin in the lands. Where the need strikes, we answer the call.
Thus, no treaty has been struck, and the boasts of such are false as a goblin's promise. Swapping words, where we hurl warnings or they sharpen their spears, is no negotiation, yet the saga continues.
We have not answered the US 15-point plan, nor laid down terms for the foe. Those 5 points were but whispers from a media seer. It is the bard's duty to sing such tales and weigh the storm. Yet no reply from us to the American plan has flown.
We reject a ceasefire; we demand the war's blood be spilled dry across the whole realm, and we demand oaths so these feuds never rise again, and the wounds on the Iranian people be paid in gold.
Our stand is clear as the winter sun.
To us, ending the war in Iran means ending the slaughter in the whole region, meaning when we speak of war's end, we speak of the end in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen. We seek peace from the horizon to the horizon. For now, no plans for parley exist.
We set no time limit for defending our hall; we will shield our kin and land by any axe or shield needed, as far as the fate demands. It matters not what deadlines our enemies carve in stone; though our counsel is that before more ruin falls, they should bring this war to a final, permanent halt.
Host: Is Iran ready for 6 months of war?
Araghchi: At least 6 months!
Host: Can countries like Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey give you guarantees?
Araghchi: Naturally, not just one or two, but experience shows even the Security Council's shield is not enough. Our friends have spun ideas on this, which we now weigh, to see what oaths could hold if the war ends by Iran's decree.
We accept no deadlines. For us, the safety and rights of the Iranian people are the only treasure. No one can set a time for us. False deadlines only tighten the noose with no gain.
Source: Telegram "EastCalling"