The IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency said Saturday that no negotiations will take place with the United States until Washington retreats from its positions, according to a single-source report.
Fars News Agency, the semi-official Iranian outlet affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said Saturday that Iran will not hold negotiations with the United States until Washington retreats from its positions. The statement was carried by the agency and reported by a single source.
The Zioneer has reported on several prior statements from Fars that have similarly conditioned talks on U.S. concessions. On July 8, Fars called on Iran to formally declare an end to the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. On June 18, the agency warned that continued Israeli operations in Lebanon would jeopardize the U.S.-Iran MoU. On June 14, Fars reported that no final agreement had been reached and that any deal would not meet President Trump's timeline. Other Iranian officials, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and an adviser to the Foreign Ministry, have also set preconditions for further talks.
The consistency of these statements from Fars, which is closely aligned with the IRGC, suggests a hardline position within Iran's political establishment. It remains unclear whether the statement reflects an official change in policy or a negotiating posture. No independent confirmation of the report was available, and the status of the talks between the U.S. and Iran remains uncertain.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake