Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Tehran’s delegation to the talks, has called on the US to decide whether or not to trust Iran.
The speaker of the Iranian parliament, following the “train wreck” in the talks, said it was time for the US “to decide whether it can earn our trust or not.”
In a post on X, he stressed before the negotiations that Iran had “good faith and will” but because of its experiences in the two previous wars “did not have confidence in the other side”.
He said the Iranian delegation “put forward initiatives with a long-term horizon, but the opposing side ultimately failed to win the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations.”
BBC: Hopes raised by negotiations on hold
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The BBC, commenting on the developments, says the hopes raised during the marathon talks have, for now, been put on hold.
The report highlights that there appears to be a lack of trust between the two sides, while key points of disagreement, such as the Straits of Hormuz and uranium enrichment, have not been overcome.
The report highlights that there appears to be a lack of trust between the two sides.
But, as the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman pointed out, no one realistically expected an agreement to be reached in a single meeting, however serious, high-level and lengthy.
It is as yet unknown whether there is a basis for continuing the negotiations as the ceasefire continues, and to what extent either side is willing to make concessions to secure an agreement that appears to be in the interests of both sides, as well as the rest of the world.
