Iran hardliner behind US deal warns Tehran won’t honor agreement if Trump fails to deliver

close Video Qalibaf leads Iran lawmakers in IRGC uniforms, chants ‘Death to America' Iranian Majles members, led , threaten the EU with consequences over a terror designation and chant ‘Death to America’ Feb. 1, 2026. (Credit: MEMRI TV) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s hardline parliament speaker and key negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that Tehran would not honor its commitments under a newly signed memorandum with the U. S. if Washington fails to uphold its side of the deal, according to the media arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.  "If the United States does not honor its commitments, there is no way Iran will honor its own commitments," Ghalibaf said. Ghalibaf’s warning was echoed Thursday , who threatened the U. S. in remarks translated , saying, "Americans should know their place and avoid confronting the Muslims."  Qaani added that "Trump is trembling" and warned that the U. S. "should fear not only Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, but many other locations as well." MEET IRAN'S HARDLINE SPEAKER WHO THREATENED TO BURN US FORCES — REPORTEDLY TEHRAN'S POINT MAN FOR TALKS The warnings came after President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Wednesday digitally signed a copy of the memorandum aimed at ending the war and resuming the flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s hardline parliament speaker and key negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that Tehran would not honor its commitments under a newly signed memorandum with the U. S. if Washington fails to uphold its side of the deal.  (Majid Asgaripour/WANA) The memorandum gives Iran major economic relief while leaving some of the most difficult nuclear questions for a final agreement to be negotiated throughout the next 60 days. Under the 14-point plan read by a senior U. S. official, Washington agreed to begin lifting its naval blockade, work with regional partners on a $300 billion reconstruction and development plan for Iran and terminate U. N. and other sanctions on an agreed schedule as part of a final deal.  The memorandum also says all licenses, waivers and permissions needed for related financial transactions would be granted . In return, Iran reaffirmed that it "shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons," and the sides agreed to resolve the fate of Iran’s stockpiled enriched material under a future mechanism, with the minimum method being on-site down-blending under International Atomic Energy Agency supervision.  The agreement defers many of the hardest questions — including how to wind down Iran’s nuclear program — until the 60-day negotiation period for a final deal.