Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses Trump of conducting show diplomacy ‘on loop’

US president says he is involved in talks and war will end ‘pretty soon’, claiming that Iran cannot ‘go much longer’.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator has accused Donald Trump of conducting “theatre diplomacy on loop” after the United States president repeatedly said he was ordering attacks on the country before calling them off.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made the remarks in a social media post on Thursday, just days after Trump called off the planned strikes and claimed that “the perimeters of a deal” had already been agreed with Tehran. Dismissing the narrative, Ghalibaf said that Washington keeps switching from military threats to negotiation offers as a failed pressure tactic.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hormuz deal ‘close’: What’s the latest on each side’s positions?list 2 of 3War on Iran: Iran and Oman agree on Strait of Hormuz deallist 3 of 3Is Israel’s Netanyahu preparing to fight Iran alone?end of list“‘Massive attack coming…wait, never mind, they want to negotiate.’ That’s theater diplomacy on loop,” Ghalibaf wrote on X.“Using bullying + broken promises + fake news as leverage is a failed strategy.”He called on ...