According to various sources, a new round of negotiations between Iran and the United States may be held in Geneva on the 26th. At present, Iranian officials have not disclosed more relevant details. Some Iranian political analysts said that both sides are waiting and watching at the diplomatic and military levels, and the negotiations may fail at any time.
Headquarters reporter Li Jiannan: I am currently in Tehran, the capital of Iran, around 9 a.m. local time on the 23rd. At present, Iran and the United States have conducted two rounds of indirect negotiations. On the 22nd local time, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said that a new round of Iran-US negotiations may be held on the 26th local time. As of now, the officials have not disclosed more details of the new round of negotiations, but recently I have interviewed many Iranian experts and scholars about the situation between Iran and the United States.
There are huge differences between Iran and the United States, and negotiations may fail at any time
Headquarters reporter Li Jiannan: Iranian political analyst Nasr said that at this stage, the negotiations between Iran and the United States "have not broken down", but due to the huge differences between the two sides, the negotiations may fail at any time. The United States uses economic sanctions and military pressure to force Iran to make concessions. Therefore, it is natural for Iran to have a pessimistic attitude towards the intentions and actions of the United States. Iran's core and fundamental principle in negotiations is to "distrust the United States and demand guarantees for the results of negotiations." He pointed out that Iran’s attitude towards Trump is particularly pessimistic because he once unilaterally announced his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement and collaborated with Israel to launch a war against Iran during the Iran-US negotiations in 2025. Therefore, Iran is trying to formulate the text of the agreement in this negotiation into a measurable “legally enforceable text.”
Both sides are waiting at the diplomatic and military levels to see how the future situation is unpredictable.
Headquarters reporter Li Jiannan: In addition, Iranian international affairs expert Soltani pointed out that the current development is that the United States has not yet made clear what specific actions it plans to take against Iran. Both sides are waiting and watching at the diplomatic and military levels, and will make decisions and actions based on developments in the next few days. He said that given the large-scale deployment of U.S. military forces in the Middle East, it seems that the United States does not intend to make any compromises in the negotiations, but is waiting for Iran to clearly accept U.S. demands on nuclear issues and other issues. Therefore, he believes that given that the decision-making of leaders of both Iran and the United States is still shrouded in the shadow of uncertainty, the future situation still cannot be accurately and clearly predicted.
