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Ghalibaf says talks delivered more results than war

Al Jazeera English

June 18, 2026

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Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says diplomacy delivered results that in the end, military action did not. Ghalibaf suggested Israel’s last-ditch strike on Beirut to derail the MOU sparked Donald Trump into action. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

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