Iran says US conditions for talks not formally presented
Iran said on Tuesday it had not received any formal conditions from the United States for negotiations, after a US newspaper report said Washington had set four requirements.
Iran said on Tuesday it had not received any formal conditions from the United States for negotiations, after a US newspaper report said Washington had set four requirements.
“According to the foreign minister, such conditions have not been formally presented to Iran, and until that happens they cannot be seriously reviewed,” government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani told reporters in Tehran.
The Washington Post reported last week that the Trump administration wants Tehran to agree to direct and meaningful talks, end uranium enrichment, impose curbs on its missile program, and stop funding regional armed groups as the basis for any renewed diplomacy.
US officials cited in the report said the reimposition of United Nations snapback sanctions last month was meant to create the environment for a diplomatic solution.
The measures, triggered by Britain, France and Germany, restored pre-2015 sanctions covering arms transfers, financial restrictions, and missile-related activities.
Iran has dismissed the new sanctions as “illegal and politically motivated,” saying they violate its right to peaceful nuclear development.
The sanctions followed a June conflict in which Israeli and US strikes targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, killing hundreds of personnel and civilians. The 12-day war ended with a US-brokered ceasefire on June 24.
Tehran has consistently denied pursuing nuclear weapons, insisting its program is civilian in nature.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly last month that Iran remains open to dialogue but that “the wall of distrust with Washington is quite thick and quite tall.”
Earlier, Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani said US efforts to dictate Tehran’s military and foreign policy predetermine any negotiation outcome, calling them incompatible with Iran’s sovereignty.
The two countries held indirect talks earlier this year aimed at reducing tensions over Iran’s nuclear activities, but progress stalled after the June escalation.
Analysts say the US conditions -- particularly ending enrichment and curbing missile development -- mirror past sticking points that have derailed previous rounds of diplomacy.
