Iran will not endorse any agreement with the US until it is certain the rights of the Iranian people have been secured, effective leader and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, Nour News reported on May 27.

Speaking at the opening session of the third year of the twelfth parliament, Ghalibaf said diplomats placed no trust in the promises of the enemy [the US] and that only concrete gains would count.

The United States and Iran are edging toward a tentative framework that would extend their fragile ceasefire by 60 days and open the way for broader talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, but the deal is still not final and depends on President Donald Trump’s approval as well as acceptance from Iran’s leadership. 

"Until we are certain that we have secured the rights of the Iranian nation, we will not approve any agreement," he said.

He said the country was pushing back its “adversary” in what he called a large and historic war, with national unity the most important factor in any victory.

The “enemy,” he said, had moved to a new phase of economic pressure and media campaigns aimed at fracturing the country's cohesion to compensate for military failure and force a surrender.

Ghalibaf described four arenas of a single struggle: the military front, the street, diplomacy and public service.

He said gains made by Iran's missiles had come with popular backing, and that the task of diplomacy was to convert those gains into political and legal achievements.

The speaker called the leader of the revolution's message a road map for parliament and asked economic commissions to prioritise economic stability, lower inflation, liquidity management, and support for production and employment.

He asked relevant commissions to work on amending the seventh development plan and to coordinate with the government to prepare measures for the reconstruction of war damage, to begin approval once the Supreme National Security Council agreed to convene open sessions.

Ghalibaf said the government was managing the country's problems and needed support, including from parliament, while the chamber retained its independence.

The announcement comes as Iran’s economy continues to suffer under the pressure of US and international sanctions and the US’ ongoing blockade of Iranian southern ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Meanwhile, the Iranian rial regained some of its lost value on May 31, trading at just about IRR1.7mn per dollar, down from a high of more than IRR1.85mn.

The reported outline would also reopen shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but key disputes over sanctions relief, nuclear limits and the scope of any follow-on negotiations remain unresolved, leaving the prospect of a breakthrough uncertain.