US ‘failed to gain the trust’ of Iranian officials in ceasefire talks: Parliament leader

US ‘failed to gain the trust’ of Iranian officials in ceasefire talks: Parliament leader

The Hill April 12, 2026

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, said Sunday that U.S. officials “failed to gain the trust” of their Iranian counterparts after peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan collapsed. “Before the negotiations, I emphasized that we have the necessary good faith and will, but due to the experiences of the two previous wars, we…