Iran hosts Pakistani delegation amid diplomatic flurry to avert new US strikes

Tehran negotiator says there will be no compromise over its legitimate rights' during meeting with Pakistani army chief

Iran's top negotiator has said there will be no compromise over its national rights during a meeting with the Pakistani army chief in Tehran on Saturday, amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed at preventing renewed US strikes on Iran.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliamentary speaker, said Tehran would secure its legitimate rights", whether through the battlefield or through negotiations, while accusing the US of not being an honest negotiating partner, Iranian state media reported.