Iranian Foreign Minister: If threats persist, final agreement negotiations will not begin.
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Iran says it will begin negotiations on a final agreement with the United States when the time is right.
According to BlockBeats, on July 1st, CCTV News reported that Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi led a delegation from the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central Bank, and other departments to Qatar. That morning in Doha, they met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the implementation of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), including "removing existing obstacles" to a ceasefire in Lebanon. Following the meeting between Gharibabadi and Mohammed, representatives from Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan held trilateral talks in Doha to review the implementation of the MOU. Gharibabadi stated after the meeting that Iran has established a working group to monitor the implementation of the MOU and negotiate a final agreement, but formal negotiations have not yet begun. Iran is continuing consultations through mediators to determine the time and place for its working group to begin negotiations. "If the necessary conditions are met, the working group will formally begin negotiations," he said.
Trump officially announced that the US and Iran will hold talks tomorrow, but Iran's deputy foreign minister said that "nothing has been arranged yet."
According to Odaily, the technical negotiation teams from the US and Iran responsible for implementing the interim peace agreement will hold talks in Doha, Qatar, in the coming days. Last weekend, retaliatory strikes by both sides brought the already fragile ceasefire agreement to the brink of collapse. Sources familiar with the negotiations added that the mediators have established communication channels to de-escalate unforeseen events, and technical consultations will continue. However, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi released conflicting signals on Monday through Iran's Tasnim News Agency, stating that no technical working group meeting was scheduled for this week, and the Qatar negotiations had not yet received final confirmation. He also indicated that regular consultations between Iran and Qatar were proceeding as usual, including monitoring and verifying whether the other side was fulfilling its commitments under the agreement. (Reuters)
Iran: Negotiations for a final agreement have not yet begun.
According to Mars Finance, on July 1, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) of Iran reported that Iran stated that negotiations for a final agreement have not yet begun.
Iranian Foreign Ministry: There are no plans to hold negotiations with the US in the coming days.
According to BlockBeats, on June 30th, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that an Iranian technical delegation will visit Qatar this week to discuss the implementation of the memorandum of understanding. There are no plans for negotiations with the US in the coming days.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister: No technical talks between Iran and the US scheduled for this week.
According to Mars Finance, on June 29th, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi stated that there are currently no plans to hold technical talks this week regarding a ceasefire memorandum of understanding. In an interview, Gharibabadi emphasized that although consultations with Qatar and other parties are proceeding as planned, the news that the working group's technical talks will be held in Doha cannot yet be confirmed. Once the relevant conditions are met and all parties agree on the date and location of the talks, Iran will participate in the first round of technical talks within the framework of the designated working group. These consultations are currently being conducted through intermediary countries.
US media reveals inside story of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement: The Iranian president and central bank governor jointly urged the Supreme Leader to "sign it quickly."
According to a report by The New York Times on July 4th, citing four officials familiar with the details of the meeting, Iranian President Pezechzian visited Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during the final stages of negotiations when Khamenei hesitated to approve the preliminary ceasefire agreement. The Iranian president told the Supreme Leader that the economic situation was dire, the US naval blockade was strangling Iran, and he would resign if he rejected the agreement. Furthermore, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdulnaser Hemmati, also wrote to Khamenei, stating that the country faced a severe budget crisis and that critical food and medical supplies would run out by the end of August if the naval blockade continued. Hemmati explained in the letter that Iran could not sell oil on the required scale or find alternative trade routes. These statements played a crucial role in Mojtaba's eventual decision to support the agreement. In a brief public statement, he stated that although he opposed the agreement "in principle," he instructed the president to proceed if he obtained the support of the Supreme National Security Council. Pezechzian stated that the council approved the agreement by 12 out of 13 votes.