Tehran, May 30 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that no agreement has been finalised with the United States yet and the exchange of messages between the two sides is continuing.Baghaei made the remarks in a telephone interview with state-run IRIB TV, after US President Donald Trump outlined conditions for a deal with Iran and said he would soon make a decision, reports Xinhua news agency.Baghaei reiterated that Iran’s current focus in the negotiations “is on ending …
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Tehran, May 26 (IANS) Iran has not agreed to transfer its enriched uranium abroad, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, rejecting a report by Saudi-based Al Hadath claiming “Iran is prepared to remove its highly enriched uranium from its territory.”Tasnim said its investigations found that the report, which cited high-ranking sources, about details of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington, fails to be true.It added that, like many of the Saudi medi…
Tehran, May 25 (IANS) The United States is still refusing to accept certain clauses of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran on ending the war, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.Citing information obtained by its reporter, Tasnim said that despite some talks held between the two sides on Sunday, the United States is still obstructing certain clauses of the potential peace MoU, including the release of Iran’s frozen assets.It added that there is still a possibility t…
Tehran, May 24 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran and the United States are working to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the war.”At this stage, our focus is on ending the imposed war,” Baghaei told state-run IRIB news agency on Saturday, following a visit to Tehran on Friday by a Pakistani delegation that included Army Chief Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.”Our intention has been to firstly agree on a MoU consisting of 14 claus…
Tehran, May 21 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that the exchange of messages between Iran and the United States is continuing through the Pakistani mediator, and Tehran is reviewing the latest US views. In an interview with state-run IRIB TV, Baghaei said messages have been exchanged on several occasions.Baghaei said that Iran is focused on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, with clear demands, including releasing Iranian frozen assets and ending …
Tehran, May 12 (Xinhua) Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that the country’s armed forces are ready to give a “lesson-teaching” response to any aggression.His remarks on social media platform X came after US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed Iran’s Sunday response to a US proposal, warning that the ceasefire between the two countries is “on massive life support.””Our armed forces are ready to give a lesson-teaching response to any aggression,” Qalibaf said, stressing…
Tehran, May 7 (IANS) Iran has said it has not exchanged any new written messages with the United States, pushing back against reports that the two sides are close to a one-page agreement to end hostilities. The semi-official Fars news agency called recent media reports “fabricated,” saying they were designed to influence global markets and drive down oil prices rather than reflect the situation on the ground.Fars, citing two unnamed sources, said Iran has not yet responded to the latest US messa…
Tehran, May 4 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that the United States has responded to Iran’s 14-point proposed plan to end the war.He made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV while noting that the US response is being reviewed.He stressed that Iran’s plan is exclusively focused on ending the war, and “nothing pertaining to the nuclear field’s details exists in it.””At present, we are focused on the parameters related to ending the war in the region, …
Tehran, May 3 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned US President Donald Trump’s remarks that called the US seizure of Iranian vessels “piracy.””The president of the United States has openly described the unlawful seizure of Iranian vessels as ‘piracy,’ brazenly boasting that ‘we act like pirates,'” Baghaei said in an X post.”This was no verbal slip. It was a direct and damning admission of the criminal nature of their actions against international maritime navigation…
Washington, April 21 (IANS) The fragile two-week US-Iran ceasefire is set to expire Wednesday evening, clouding prospects for fresh negotiations and the future of the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump depicted extension of the truce as “highly unlikely.” Asked if he expects strikes to resume immediately afterwards if no deal is reached, Trump said, “If there’s no deal, I would certainly expect.”The remarks came as Washington reportedly sought to keep diplomatic channels open. US …