End of US talks will have no consequences, Iranian lawmaker says

A member of the Iranian parliament’s Resistance fraction — a grouping of ultraconservative lawmakers — has called for sanctions on US ships in the Persian Gulf, accusing Washington of escalating pressure during ongoing nuclear talks.

“If they are going to impose sanctions on us one after another during negotiations to prevent us from exporting oil, we should also sanction their ships in the region and stop them from entering the Persian Gulf to take oil,” said Ghassem Ravanbakhsh.

“We are negotiating to lift sanctions, but what kind of negotiation is this where after four rounds, sanctions have only increased?” he said. “We are not the type to flip the table, but this nonsense that Trump and Witkoff are saying is what disrupts the talks.”

Iran's exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi has called on US President Donald Trump to enforce his maximum pressure campaign against Tehran over its nuclear program and support for terrorism, in an interview with The New York Post.

“This regime, in its DNA, is simply incompatible with the free world as we know it. Expecting them to change their behavior is a waste of time,” Pahlavi said in an interview.

He praised Trump’s current approach and said his previous term had weakened Iran’s ability to fund military operations. “We’ve seen … under the first administration of President Trump, that maximum pressure did pay some dividends. It isolated the regime more. It curtailed their means to be able to finance and fuel their war machine,” he said.

Asked about the prospect of government change in Iran, Pahlavi said: “There’s this rationale that says, ‘Well, option one is diplomacy, but if option one doesn’t work, then option B is striking their facilities or dismantling them,’” he said.

An Iranian lawmaker has called on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to reconsider Iran’s nuclear weapons doctrine if negotiations with the United States do not lead to sanctions relief.

“If the negotiations result in lifting sanctions, they should continue,” Nadergholi Ebrahimi said. “Otherwise, we demand the talks be stopped and request the Supreme Leader reconsider Iran’s nuclear weapons doctrine.”

Ebrahimi suggested that the United States should not be trusted in the negotiations, saying, “Even if America holds a flower in its hands, it is our enemy, and its appearance should not hide its true nature from our sharp eyes.”

"Despite ongoing challenges and disputes in the current negotiations between Tehran and Washington, both sides appear to be making mutual concessions in pursuit of a deal," Iranian political analyst Alireza Namvar Haghighi told Iran International.

"Ultimately, because both sides are aiming for an agreement, they would meet each other halfway," Namvar Haghighi said.

He suggested that the United States may have agreed to accept Iran’s uranium enrichment—either in a frozen state or at a limited level—while, in return, Iran is prepared to accept stricter verification measures.

According to Namvar Haghighi, this compromise could serve as the basis for a potential agreement between the two sides.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday, "We engage in dialogue because we seek peace. However, the notion of completely dismantling Iran's nuclear facilities is unacceptable to us."

"Some people mistakenly believe we are weak and make such claims in the media," he added.

"We need nuclear energy for healthcare, technology, agriculture, the environment, and industry, and we are not going to hand over this achievement so easily," Pezeshkian said.

"Iran will not give up its peaceful nuclear rights," Pezeshkian said. However, he added that "we can assure you Iran has never sought, is not seeking, and will never seek nuclear weapons."

He also said "we are engaged in serious negotiations and seeking an agreement."

"We are by no means seeking unrest in the region," Iran's president said, adding that it is Israel that is creating instability in the region.