Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the United States is seeking to “start a new war” and still hopes Iran will surrender to Washington’s position. In the remarks reported by Free Malaysia Today and Vanguard (Nigeria), Ghalibaf argues that the US expects Iran to respond favourably to what he describes as “excessive demands.” The reports present Ghalibaf’s comments as part of his assessment of US intentions, characterising US goals as escalatory and conditional on Iranian concessions. The outlets do not provide additional details on the specific demands he refers to or the context of negotiations at the time of the statement. Both sources frame the message in similar terms: that Washington is trying to pressure Iran into conceding and that the result would be a renewed conflict. No separate response from the United States is included in the provided coverage.