TEHRAN, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is "unreasonable" given violations of three key clauses in Iran's 10-point proposal, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Wednesday.
In a statement published on social media platform X, Qalibaf said the non-compliance with the ceasefire in Lebanon, an entry of an intruding drone into the Iranian airspace, and the denial of Iran's right to uranium enrichment are the three key clauses already violated.
"The very workable basis on which to negotiate has been openly and clearly violated, even before the negotiations began," he said.
A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran took effect on Wednesday, with peace talks scheduled to begin later this week in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Iranian side will be reportedly headed by Qalibaf.
Israel said that it would comply with the truce, but that the truce does not extend to Lebanon, although Pakistan, which mediated the agreement, said it does.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli military said it had completed "the largest coordinated strike across Lebanon" since the start of the regional conflict, hours after the ceasefire came into effect.
So far, the strike has killed at least 254 people and injured 1,165 others, with densely populated neighborhoods in the capital, Beirut, among the hardest hit, according to the latest data provided by the Lebanese Civil Defense.
Later on Wednesday, several media reports said that air defense has been activated in Tehran and northern Iran's Alborz province to target drones of unknown source. ■
