Professor Mohammad Marandi, the spokesperson for Iran's negotiating delegation, said on social media that there will be no more negotiations for the time being, according to Abu Ali Express.
Professor Mohammad Marandi, the spokesperson for Iran's negotiating delegation, stated on social media that there will be no further talks for the time being, as reported by Abu Ali Express. The announcement, made shortly after 18:00, provides an on-the-record confirmation of an earlier anonymous leak from within the Iranian team. At 17:52, The Zioneer reported a preliminary version of this development, citing a negotiating team member identified only as 'Marandi' and the signature 'Mordechai K.,' who said no additional round of talks is expected. By 17:55, a second thread item reinforced that initial account with the same sourcing. Marandi's public statement now puts the position on the record and signals that the pause in US-Iran dialogue is open-ended.
This latest confirmation follows a sequence of related reports throughout the afternoon. At 16:52, an Iranian source told the Abu Saleh Arabic Desk that the IRGC Aerospace Force's missile command is preparing for a broader offensive and that there will be no more negotiations — a view the negotiator's statement now matches. Trump administration officials have previously expressed frustration with the pace of talks; a senior American official told reporters on June 10 that President Trump is losing patience, saying the US appears to be heading toward 'opening violent assaults on Iran's infrastructure.' On June 11, The Zioneer published an analysis assessing that Iran is intentionally stalling to preserve military capabilities while the Trump administration applies graduated pressure.
The broader backdrop includes a collapsed round of negotiations on June 5, which Tehran blamed on American strikes on commercial vessels near southern Iran and Israeli operations in Lebanon. On June 8, Trump urged Iran to return to negotiations after an Iranian missile barrage, while also placing the US military on alert. As The Zioneer reported on June 11 at 21:33, Trump cancelled planned airstrikes on Iran that night, drawing sharp criticism from Israeli analysts who warned of strategic risk.
What remains unresolved is whether this pause in talks is temporary or permanent, and whether Iran's military posture — specifically the IRGC missile preparations reported earlier — will lead to a wider confrontation. Marandi's statement does not specify a timeline or conditions for resuming negotiations, leaving the diplomatic channels ostensibly open but inactive.
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