Iran says US must drop excessive demands' in nuclear negotiations

"Iran's top diplomat said that success on this path requires seriousness and realism on the part of the other side and avoidance of any miscalculation and excessive demands. He did not elaborate on what those demands are."

"It concluded with the mutual understanding that we will continue to engage in a more detailed manner on matters that are essential to any deal including sanctions termination and nuclear-related steps, he said. Further negotiations will be conducted in parallel to meetings between technical teams in Vienna in the coming days."

"Since resuming talks last month, the US has said it wants Iran to dismantle its nuclear infrastructure entirely, limit its arsenal of ballistic missiles and stop supporting regional allies. While Tehran has shown flexibility about discussing limitations on the enrichment of uranium for civilian use, it has so far treated missiles and proxies as non-negotiables."

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Aragchi stated that successful nuclear negotiations with the United States require seriousness and realism from the American side, with avoidance of excessive demands and miscalculation. Following indirect talks in Geneva mediated by Oman, both Iranian and US officials returned to consult their governments. The talks concluded with mutual understanding to continue detailed engagement on essential matters including sanctions termination and nuclear-related steps. Further negotiations will proceed through parallel technical team meetings in Vienna. The US seeks Iran's complete nuclear infrastructure dismantling, ballistic missile limitations, and reduced regional support, while Iran shows flexibility on uranium enrichment discussions but treats missiles and proxies as non-negotiable issues.

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