Iranian media report Tuesday that Tehran did not discuss the nuclear issue during 18 hours of negotiations in Switzerland, and made no new commitments. The report adds that resuming nuclear talks is conditional on implementing Article 13 of understandings reached in Islamabad.
Tuesday evening, Iranian media reported that the latest round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland lasted 18 hours and that Tehran did not discuss its nuclear program or make any new commitments. The report conditions any resumption of nuclear negotiations on the implementation of Article 13 of the preliminary understandings reached in Islamabad.
This account extends a pattern of Iranian denials throughout the talks. On Sunday, Iranian state television said the nuclear issue was not discussed in the first 80 minutes of talks in Islamabad. By Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that Tehran did not engage in nuclear negotiations in Switzerland and that cooperation with the IAEA would continue only under existing procedures, subject to parliamentary and Supreme National Security Council approval. The Tuesday report now adds the 18-hour duration and ties nuclear talks to the Islamabad agreement's Article 13.
Wider context, as The Zioneer reported earlier, includes Iran's consistent position that it will not discuss its nuclear program until the US fulfills its commitments under a recent agreement. Israeli analysis previously noted that nuclear issues "are not on the table" in the US-Iran talks, raising questions about enrichment stockpiles and oversight.
It remains unverified whether Iran is actually implementing Article 13, or whether the US accepts the linkage. No independent confirmation of Iran's reported position has emerged from US or international sources.
4 developments
- ConfirmedIranian TV: Nuclear issue not discussed in first 80 minutes of Islamabad talks
- StrongIran indefinitely postpones Switzerland talks; 'later date' said
- DevelopingReport: Iran nuclear talks may extend 60 days, including enrichment and inspections
- DevelopingSource: Iran refuses to meet IAEA chief Grossi at Switzerland talks
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