India, Aug. 19 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The already fragile relationship between Tehran and Washington has entered another tense phase after Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the United States of trying to extract new concessions from Iran through increased pressure.

In a sharply worded post on X on Tuesday, Ghalibaf directly targeted US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying Washington was demanding terms that Tehran believes were never included in the existing agreement.

Ghalibaf's remarks came as efforts to maintain the US-Iran understanding have stalled, with disagreements over sanctions, the Strait of Hormuz and the commitments made under the June memoran...