A source close to the Iranian negotiating delegation told Iran's Fars News Agency that claims of new US-Iran talks amid yesterday's clashes are false. The source said Tehran has not budged from its positions and that the text it previously submitted remains the basis of its stance, expressing confidence that Washington will eventually be forced to accept it. The source attributed the recent escalation in US pressure to Iran's refusal to accept what it called unreasonable American demands.
Iran is publicly denying any new round of talks with the United States, pushing back against suggestions that diplomacy resumed after a period of clashes. According to a source close to the Iranian delegation cited by state-affiliated Fars News, Tehran's original negotiating text remains its sole basis for any understanding, and Washington has not yet agreed to it. The source expressed confidence that the US will ultimately accept Iran's terms, while blaming the recent spike in American military and diplomatic pressure on Iran's refusal to meet what the source described as demands beyond the agreed scope. The denial comes amid a flurry of reports and assessments about the state of US-Iran negotiations. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (same-thread), an Arab source claimed that Pakistan, like Oman, quietly greenlit indirect talks and that Washington had already conceded to ten Iranian demands. Other background reports in recent days have ranged from assessments of progress to statements of collapse, making the factual status of the talks unusually opaque. This latest statement — from a source close to the Iranian delegation via an IRGC-aligned outlet — reinforces Tehran's public insistence on its own red lines and its narrative that escalation is driven by American intransigence, not Iranian rejectionism.
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