A senior Iranian official told state television that Iran did not attend the technical talks scheduled for Sunday, citing recent attacks and conditions that were not met, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The statement appears to confirm the suspension of US-Iran negotiations, following previous Iranian announcements halting talks.
A senior Iranian official told state television Sunday that Iran did not attend the US-Iran technical talks scheduled for that day, citing recent attacks and unmet conditions, as reported by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). The statement comes after an evening of conflicting reports—The Wall Street Journal, citing a single source, reported earlier Sunday evening that the talks had been canceled following an exchange of fire, and subsequent editions added details about Israeli home-front preparations. This official Iranian confirmation effectively dispels uncertainty about the status of the talks, indicating that the negotiations remain suspended.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday June 19 at 18:04 Jerusalem, Iran had canceled that day's talks, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon. By Sunday June 14 at 21:35 Jerusalem, a senior Iranian negotiator had declared an end to further talks, and an Iranian source told The Zioneer's Abu Saleh Arabic Desk at 16:52 Jerusalem on the same day that the IRGC's missile command was preparing for a broader offensive, not further negotiations. The thread evolved from a single unconfirmed Wall Street Journal report at 19:28 Jerusalem Sunday (reporting the talks canceled after overnight exchanges) to multiple reports citing various sources—and now an on-record official Iranian statement.
As The Zioneer previously reported, Iran has repeatedly linked any diplomatic progress to a halt in Israeli military operations in Lebanon, and has demanded that any emerging agreement include Lebanon. The wider context also includes ongoing IDF ground operations in southern Lebanon, as reported on June 14, and heightened home-front readiness in Israel.
What remains open: The official Iranian statement did not specify which conditions were unmet, who initiated the cancellation of Sunday's technical talks, or whether the U.S. side has officially confirmed that the talks were skipped. It also did not address the earlier Wall Street Journal reports that the talks were canceled due to an exchange of fire, nor did it mention any new timeline for possible resumption.
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