By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Iran’s parliament speaker accused Israel of seeking an open-ended US war with Iran as Tehran kept its two-day proposal open.

Key Developments

• Ghalibaf accuses Israel of trying to drag the US into an “endless war” with Iran.
• Tehran keeps its two-day proposal open and draws a line on enriched material.
• Iran’s Fars news agency reports an unannounced visit to Tehran by Iraq’s prime minister.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused Israel on Monday of trying to draw the United States into an “endless war” with Iran, as Tehran said its existing proposal to end the conflict remained on the table.

In a post on X, Ghalibaf described such a war as a quagmire that no US president, Republican or Democrat, could escape.

He warned that the United States and its allies were heading toward a “dark age” unless Washington abandoned what he called an “Israel first” mindset.

Ghalibaf had earlier interpreted the US midterm results as a rejection of the war. “Americans said ‘no to war,’ and we support that message,” he said.

Israelis are working overtime to drag the US into an endless war with Iran, a quagmire that no president, now or in the future, Republican or Democrat, could escape.
Unless Washington drops the “Israel First” mindset, America and its allies are headed straight for a dark age.

— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) November 9, 2026

Two-Day Proposal Stands

Meanwhile, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that Iran remained open to negotiations to end the state of “neither war nor peace.” He asserted that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had instructed officials to end the prolonged uncertainty.

“We can negotiate with dignity and resolve the issue with dignity. We favor dialogue and negotiations,” Pezeshkian said, according to Anadolu, citing the Iranian presidency.

Pezeshkian added that talks must be based on equal terms and that Iran would not yield to pressure.

For his part, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei told Al-Mayadeen that Tehran had shortened the proposed implementation period from seven days to two as a gesture of goodwill.

He announced that Iran had communicated its position through mediators and accused US officials of issuing contradictory demands and repeatedly changing them.

Baqaei clarified that Tehran had not submitted a new proposal. Its existing demands include an end to the US naval blockade, sanctions relief, the release of frozen Iranian assets and an end to the war.

According to Baqaei Iran remained in regular contact with mediators Pakistan and Qatar.

On the nuclear issue, Baqaei said taking enriched material out of Iran was “not on the table at all”.

He said recent International Atomic Energy Agency inspections covered the Bushehr plant and other accessible facilities, while damaged sites were outside the scope of that visit.

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Baghdad’s Reported Visit

The two-day proposal was also discussed during a reported visit to Tehran by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Friday.

Iran’s Fars news agency reported Monday that al-Zaidi and his delegation met Ghalibaf, who heads Iran’s negotiating team, during a visit lasting several hours.

According to Fars, the talks focused on Baghdad’s efforts to end the war. Ghalibaf outlined Tehran’s proposal and said negotiations could advance if Washington respected Iran’s rights under the plan.

The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, prompting Iranian retaliation.

Washington and Tehran signed a 14-point memorandum in Islamabad in June after Pakistan-mediated negotiations, but disputes over its implementation and renewed military tensions have prevented a lasting settlement.

BREAKING: Iran has reportedly targeted radar and communications infrastructure on Oman’s Didamar Island in the southern Strait of Hormuz, with footage showing a plume of smoke rising from the strategically located island.

According to an IRGC official, systems “used to… pic.twitter.com/rCHHf9SGjH

— The Hormuz Report (@HormuzReport) November 9, 2026

(PC, Al-Mayadeen, Anadolu)