As high-stakes negotiations with the US are underway in Islamabad, a strategic assessment reveals that Iran is not seeking compromise but to consolidate the gains of the war it won.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says the Iranian delegation in Islamabad has formally laid out Tehran’s conditions under its 10-point proposal to Pakistan, which is mediating ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States.
When it comes to the negotiations between the US and Iran that Trump talks about, there are no negotiations but just an exchanges of messages being done through intermediaries Egypt and Pakistan.
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said that Iran's powerful diplomacy today serves as evidence of its commitment to safeguarding regional stability in light of the country's national authority.
The Iranian UN ambassador strongly condemns the US-Israeli assassination of veteran diplomat Kamal Kharrazi as reflective of the Israeli intention to undermine diplomacy.
The Iranian vice president has warned that an agreement with the US is not possible if the US delegation represents the interests of the Israeli regime.
In Islamabad, Iran enters talks with deep distrust over past US breaches, offering a clear 10-point plan, but "forever war" logic and an "Israel First" posture may prevent a real breakthrough.