An Iranian military spokesperson mocked U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal on Wednesday (March 25, 2026), insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves. Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the statement in a prerecorded video aired on State television. Follow the Iran-Israel war LIVE“The strategic power you used to talk about has turned into a strategic failure,” he said. “The one claiming to be a global superpower would have already gotten out of this mess if it could. Don't dress up your defeat as an agreement.

Source: The Hindu March 25, 2026 19:32 UTC