Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday evening that, from a position of strength, no future talks on the country's ballistic missiles will take place. The remark reinforces the hardline stance his administration has voiced throughout the current diplomatic track with the US.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Tuesday evening that, consistent with Tehran's principles of strength, no future talks will be held concerning the country's ballistic missiles. The comment, reported by the Iranian presidency, goes beyond earlier statements by specifically ruling out any future negotiations on the missile program.
This is the third statement by Pezeshkian on the matter Tuesday evening. At 19:39 Jerusalem, initial reports said he would "never negotiate" defense capabilities; by 19:59, he clarified the missile program was never part of any memorandum of understanding. Tuesday evening's statement at 22:14 Jerusalem explicitly declares no future talks will be held at all. The Foreign Ministry spokesman had already stated at 11:20 Jerusalem that missile and defense capabilities are off the table in any talks, and since June 14 The Zioneer has tracked a hardening Tehran line — with a senior negotiator saying June 14 that talks are halted, and the president saying June 22 that Iran entered talks from strength with no concessions.
As The Zioneer reported on June 14, Tehran rejected claims of an imminent deal and a senior negotiator said there will be no more talks for now. Iran's missile program has been consistently depicted as non-negotiable.
It remains unclear whether Pezeshkian was referring to the current diplomatic track or any future channel. No new talks or proposals were announced alongside the statement.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake