PANews reported on April 21 that, according to CCTV, Iranian Parliament Speaker Qassem Ghalibaf announced early on the 21st local time that US President Trump, through imposing blockades and violating the ceasefire agreement, was "attempting to turn this negotiating table into a surrender table," or perhaps seeking an excuse to provoke war again. Ghalibaf emphasized that "Iran will not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats," and stated that in the past two weeks, Iran has been preparing to "play new cards" on the battlefield.