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Abbas Araghchi Says Iran and the U.S. Keep Negotiations Without Interruption Via Pakistan and Qatar
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Indirect talks with the United States continue through Pakistan and Qatar. Iran says negotiations proceed without interruption to end the war.
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Hormuz talks continue
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran and the United States are maintaining negotiations “without interruption” to end the war between the two countries through intermediaries such as Pakistan and Qatar. Araghchi said Iran proposed in September a “seven-day plan” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the strait to be completely open on the sixth day if the United States accepts and respects Iran’s conditions.
Araghchi said the United States informed Iran it agrees with the conditions but “wish to add a few more clauses,” while he avoided detailing what those clauses are. Araghchi said Iran’s position on the strait “is clear and has not changed,” and he rejected the American thesis that the maritime route is open without an understanding with Washington.
Pakistan mediates, uranium blocks
Pakistan’s Army chief General Asim Munir arrived in Tehran as an attempt to relaunch peace talks between Iran and the United States, with Pakistan acting as mediator. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei told visiting Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir that “Not even a tiny bit of enriched nuclear material will leave Iran,” and he said negotiations could not resume until the United States rebuilt trust.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected talks under military threats, demanding sanctions relief before negotiations, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington must fulfil Iran’s seven conditions. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that another supertanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a mine as it tried to pass through an unauthorized route, bringing to nine the number of vessels Tehran said collided with explosives in the past week.
Threats, cables, and stakes
Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations called on the UN Security Council to convene an emergency meeting and condemn US and Israeli threats against Iran’s territory and critical infrastructure. Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations said “Threats and sanctions must be removed in practice to create the conditions for dialogue,” as Masoud Pezeshkian argued that it is unacceptable to block avenues and issue threats while talking about negotiations.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to cut undersea internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz if the United States and its allies attack Iran’s infrastructures, and Yadollah Yavani warned that the Guards would “destroy their capitals and assets.” Araqchi said the world must recognize that “it is the United States that obstructs the diplomatic process,” while he warned that any vessel attempting to cross without permission will face serious security problems.