Iran refuses to negotiate with Washington until its demands are met
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir that Tehran would not negotiate with Washington until its demands were met. These include lifting the US blockade and oil sanctions, and keeping enriched nuclear material in Iran, according to Iranian media.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, on Tuesday that Iran would not negotiate with the United States until its demands were met, according to Iranian media. The meeting in Tehran also focused on Pakistan’s mediation efforts and the regional situation, Nournews reports.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf also met Asim Munir. According to an Iranian account, he said Washington could not regain Tehran’s trust without meeting seven conditions set last month for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. They include ending the US blockade of Iranian ports, lifting sanctions on oil exports and stopping hostilities on all regional fronts.
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei conveyed the same refusal in a separate meeting with the Pakistani official, according to Iranian media. He added that enriched nuclear material would remain in Iran, repeating the position of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
US Vice-President JD Vance said earlier in October that Iran must significantly reduce its uranium enrichment capacity. Washington and several Western countries accuse Tehran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons; Iran denies this. Pakistan is acting as an intermediary between the two countries, after helping broker an interim peace agreement in June that quickly collapsed when fighting resumed.
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