Iran says talks not necessarily close to agreement despite Munir’s visit
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, referring to the Pakistani top general’s trip to Tehran, said on Friday, “Despite becoming more frequent, such exchanges are a continuation of the same diplomatic process. We cannot necessarily say we have reached a point where a deal is near.”
“The differences between Iran and the United States are so deep and extensive that it cannot be said we must necessarily reach a result after a few rounds of visits or negotiations within a few weeks,” he added.
“Issues such as ending the war on all fronts, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and an end to US maritime piracy remain under discussion,” Baghaei said.
“On the highly enriched uranium stocks, we have stated our positions very clearly; at this stage, if we enter into discussions on these issues, we will obviously not reach a result.”
“We’ve already gone down this path, and the differences were so extensive that we could not reach a result. The other side destroyed the negotiating table and attacked because of its unreasonable demands,” he added.