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Iran is still reviewing the latest U.S. proposal and has not yet submitted a formal response through Pakistani mediators, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in interviews with Iranian media.
“The U.S. plan and proposal is still under review by Iran, and after finalizing its viewpoints, Iran will convey them to the Pakistani side,” Baghaei told the Iranian Student News Agency on Wednesday.
He later told state broadcaster IRIB that the review process was continuing and that Tehran had not yet delivered its response to the Pakistani side.
Baghaei said diplomatic communication through Pakistan was still ongoing as both sides reviewed the exchanged texts.
“Messages are being exchanged through the Pakistani mediator, and reviews regarding the exchanged texts are ongoing,” Baghaei was quoted as saying by IRIB.
He also said Iran’s response to the U.S. views on Tehran’s 14-point proposal had not yet been conveyed.
“The exchange of messages through the Pakistani mediator is ongoing, and reviews of the exchanged texts continue,” Baghaei said. “Iran’s response to the U.S. views regarding our country’s 14-point proposal has not yet been conveyed to the Pakistani side.”
In a post on X, Baghaei said the concept of “negotiations” requires a genuine effort to discuss and resolve a dispute.
“The concept of ‘negotiations’ requires, at the very least, a genuine attempt to engage in discussions with a view to resolving the dispute,” Baghaei said, citing an International Court of Justice judgment from April 1, 2011.
He added that negotiations require “good faith,” saying the term does not mean “disputation,” “dictation,” “deception,” “extortion” or “coercion.”
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