A source close to the Iranian negotiating team denied a CNN report claiming new talks have opened between Tehran and Washington. The source told Iranian media that Iran has not budged from its core demands and that the US is applying political and military pressure only because it refuses to accept Tehran's terms. The source added that the draft text sought by Iran has not yet received full American consent, calling it a central obstacle to a deal.
A source close to the Iranian negotiating team has denied a CNN report that new talks have opened between Iran and the United States, according to Iranian media cited by the source. The source said Tehran has not ceded any of its core demands and that the political and military pressure from Washington stems from Iran's refusal to accept American terms, expressing confidence that Washington will eventually have to accept Iran's principled framework.
The denial follows an earlier report in The Zioneer at 15:13 today, in which a similar source also told Fars News Agency that claims of new talks amid recent clashes were false. That bulletin noted that Iran's previously submitted text remains its stance. The current statement adds that the draft text sought by Iran has not yet won full American consent — identifying this as one of the central disputes blocking an agreement.
The development is the latest in a series of Iranian denials and public hardline statements. Earlier background bulletins published by The Zioneer on June 8-10 reported that Iran's UN ambassador said Tehran will not negotiate under threat, that an adviser to the Foreign Ministry ruled out a deal unless all demands are met, and that an Iranian source told Al Jazeera that US changes to a draft MOU were unacceptable. The recurring denials appear calibrated to manage domestic expectations and to signal to Washington that Tehran sees no urgency.
What remains unverified: whether a CNN report indeed triggered new speculation that required this explicit denial, and whether any backchannel communication continues at a level below formal talks.
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