Nuclear negotiations will be stopped if the United States introduces non-nuclear topics such as Iran’s missile program, said Esmail Kowsari, a member of parliament’s National Security Committee, in reference to the Oman talks.
“If in the negotiations, America tries to bring in issues beyond the nuclear file, like defense and missiles, the talks will definitely be halted,” he said.
described the first round of Iran-US talks as “constructive and professional,” writing on X that diplomacy is being pursued to lift sanctions and reduce pressure on people’s lives.
“Whether through negotiations or without them, our responsibility is to work toward solving the people’s problems,” she said.
Opponents of renewed nuclear diplomacy are undermining Iran’s ability to extract concessions, a prominent Iranian outlet warned, saying that continued internal resistance could sap the foreign minister’s leverage at the negotiation table with the US.
“In this context, the fact that some persist in opposition and obstruction—even knowing that the decision to negotiate has been made by the entire national decision-making structure—is not easy to understand,” Ettela’at daily wrote.
“Trump’s retreat from the threatening language of recent weeks and his shift toward rhetoric of imposition and coercion can be seen as a positive development,” the paper said, adding: “Iran’s approach of responding with sanctions pressure and refusing any kind of negotiation—even indirect—was also a positive development.”
A member of Iran's parliament said on Sunday that the legislative body has been kept entirely in the dark regarding the ongoing talks.
Addressing the parliament, Tehran representative Mehdi Kouchakzadeh said, "Oh nation, know that the parliament has no information or news about the negotiations, but now that it is intended to proceed with complete bitterness, we will not oppose it."
