00:19no temporary ceasefire no short-term pause no halfway deal that's the hardline message now
00:25coming from Iran and it could reshape the next phase of the conflict with the United States
00:30Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum has
00:37rejected the idea of any temporary ceasefire with Washington instead Tehran is pushing for
00:43something far more ambitious a complete and permanent end to all active conflicts across
00:48the region according to Iran temporary truces are dangerous illusions they pause the fighting
00:54but do not end it only giving time for tensions to rebuild and restart and Iran says it will no
01:01longer accept that cycle its position is now what it calls an all fronts are nothing approach that
01:07means any agreement must cover every active theater at once from Lebanon where fighting
01:12involving Hezbollah continues to the Red Sea where Houthi linked tensions have disrupted maritime
01:18routes at the center of this wider standoff is also the Strait of Hormuz one of the most critical
01:24energy corridors in the world Iran insists the waterway remains open but signals it expects new
01:30security arrangements tied to any broader regional settlement this escalation in rhetoric comes as
01:36fragile ceasefire arrangements have been tested across the region following months of US Iran tensions
01:42and wider Middle East conflict involving Israel back-channel diplomacy is still underway with mediators
01:49including Pakistan trying to prevent further escalation but Iran's latest statement raises the stakes
01:55by rejecting temporary deals Tehran is effectively pushing for a sweeping regional settlement one
02:02that would link multiple conflicts sanctions and security disputes into a single agreement a deal of
02:09that scale would be extremely difficult to achieve and without it the region risks staying locked in a cycle of
02:16pause and escalation for now Iran's message is unambiguous no temporary ceasefire only a permanent end to the conflict or
02:25none at all
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