Releasing the first official statement on talks with the United States, Iran's chief negotiator to the Islamabad talks has blamed the US for failing to reach a deal and for eroding their trust.
In a series of posts on X, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said the Iranian delegation provided “forward-looking initiatives” during the 21-hour talks, but the Americans could not gain Iran's trust.
He said now is the time for the US “to decide whether it can gain our trust or not.”
He didn't elaborate. But as per the Iranian state media reports, the major points of disagreement included Iran's nuclear program and transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, earlier, Iran said that the Islamabad talks failed due to "excessive demands" made by the American side. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, however, emphasised that "diplomacy never ends."
US and Iranian delegations left Pakistan on Sunday after the two sides failed to reach an agreement following historic talks to end the West Asia conflict that caused a global energy disruption.
The Pakistan-brokered negotiations began Saturday, four days after the two sides announced a six-day ceasefire. It was the first direct, high-level engagement between Iran and the US since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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