Iranian regime says it will not negotiate with the United States

"Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, on Monday refuted U.S. President Donald Trump's claim a day earlier that Iran's new leaders want to negotiate an end to the current conflict, hinting at a surrender that Larijani quickly dismissed with a terse message on social media: We will not negotiate with the United States."

"Larijani is a figure whose power in Iran is considered to be growing, and he is widely assumed to be above the Leadership Council, the triumvirate the country announced on Sunday comprised of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, and the jurist and member of the Guardian Council, Alireza Arifi."

"Some analysts see Larijani as the de facto president of the country and, above all, as the coordinator with the powerful security and military apparatus of the Revolutionary Guard. This parallel army, whose objective is to defend the Islamic Republic, is leading the Iranian response to the attacks by Israel and the United States."

Following Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's death in an airstrike, Iran established a Leadership Council comprising President Masoud Pezeshkian, judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, and Guardian Council member Alireza Arifi to govern until a successor is appointed. Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, has emerged as an increasingly powerful figure, widely considered above this triumvirate and functioning as de facto coordinator with the Revolutionary Guard. Larijani publicly rejected President Trump's claims that Iran's new leaders seek negotiations, stating Iran will not negotiate with the United States. Recent military escalations have resulted in at least 555 Iranian deaths and four U.S. military casualties, with analysts identifying a two-pronged Iranian strategy to increase costs for Washington while expanding geographic scope of attacks.

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