Iranian State Media: Tehran Currently Has No Plans to Participate in a New Round of Talks With the US
Iranian state media, citing sources, reported that Tehran currently has no plans to participate in the next round of talks with the United States. Iran demands the lifting of the US blockade on its ports as a prerequisite for negotiations and criticized the US stance as unrealistic and contradictory.
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According to an AFP report, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) quoted an Iranian source as saying, "Currently, there are no plans to participate in the next round of Iran-US talks."
The semi-official Fars News Agency and Tasnim News Agency earlier quoted anonymous sources as saying that Tehran had not yet decided whether to participate in the talks, emphasizing that "the overall atmosphere cannot be described as very positive."
Fars News Agency quoted a source saying that the United States' lifting of the blockade on Iranian ports is a prerequisite for the negotiations.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) earlier reported that the US position is "radicalized, making unreasonable and unrealistic demands, frequently changing its stance, regularly contradicting itself, and continuing the so-called naval blockade," emphasizing that "under these circumstances, there are no clear signs that the negotiations will yield fruitful results." (Translator: He Hongru) 1150420
The semi-official Fars News Agency and Tasnim News Agency earlier quoted anonymous sources as saying that Tehran had not yet decided whether to participate in the talks, emphasizing that "the overall atmosphere cannot be described as very positive."
Fars News Agency quoted a source saying that the United States' lifting of the blockade on Iranian ports is a prerequisite for the negotiations.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) earlier reported that the US position is "radicalized, making unreasonable and unrealistic demands, frequently changing its stance, regularly contradicting itself, and continuing the so-called naval blockade," emphasizing that "under these circumstances, there are no clear signs that the negotiations will yield fruitful results." (Translator: He Hongru) 1150420