Tehran:Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Washington needs to stop being "totalitarian" if it wants to reach an agreement with Iran. This was in response to the failure of talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad. He said that a deal could happen if the US treats Iran fairly and respects its rights.
Pezeshkian also praised the Iranian negotiation team for doing a good job of defending Iran's position.
“If the US government stops being totalitarian and respects the rights of the Iranian people, there will definitely be ways to reach an agreement. On X, he wrote, "I commend the members of the negotiating team, especially my dear brother Mr. Dr. Qalibaf, and say God gives you strength."
Vance says there has been no progress in talks between Iran and the US.The US said on Sunday that Tehran had turned down Washington's offer after three rounds of intense ceasefire talks in Pakistan.
US Vice President JD Vance said that the talks were mostly good and that both sides had a productive conversation. He did, however, stress that there are still big differences between the two countries that need to be worked out.
"We've been working on this for 21 hours and have had a lot of good talks with the Iranians. That's the good part. The bad news is that we haven't come to an agreement yet. I think that's bad news for Iran more than it's bad news for the US. He told the press, "They have decided not to accept our terms."
In the high-stakes talks, the US asked Iran for a clear and binding promise that it would not make nuclear weapons. This was a major point of contention in the negotiations.
"The bottom line is that we need to see a clear promise from Iran that they will not try to get a nuclear weapon or the tools that would let them get one quickly. This is the main goal of the US President." We have been trying to do that through these talks. Their nuclear program, such as it is, has been damaged because the enrichment facilities they had before were destroyed. But the simple question is - do we see a fundamental commitment of will for the Iranians not to develop a nuclear weapon, not just now or not just two years from now but for the long term? "We haven't seen that yet, but we hope we will," he said.We have tried to get that through these talks.
"The bottom line is that we need to see a clear promise from Iran that they will not try to get a nuclear weapon or the tools that would let them get one quickly. This is the main goal of the US President." We have been trying to do that through these talks. Their nuclear program, such as it is, has been damaged because the enrichment facilities they had before were destroyed. But the simple question is - do we see a fundamental commitment of will for the Iranians not to develop a nuclear weapon, not just now or not just two years from now but for the long term? "We haven't seen that yet, but we hope we will," he said.