Iran Foreign Ministry says the exchange of messages between Iran and US continues through the intermediary of Pakistan, Mehr News report

  • Visit of the Pakistani official to Tehran is in continuation of Islamabad talks.
  • It is very likely that a Pakistani delegation will be hosted today to continue the Islamabad talks.
  • Country's nuclear programme is solely for peaceful purposes.
  • Level and type of nuclear enrichment is negotiable.
  • Iran, with the participation of coastal countries, has the full capability to ensure regional security, provided that the US military interventions and warmongering end.
  • If one party breaks a deal, the other is free to do the same.
  • Pakistan talks discussed full end of war, lifting sanctions and retribution of damages of US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
  • Iran should be able to continue enrichment based on its needs.
  • Diplomacy continues alongside full defense readiness.
  • Germany's positions remain in Iran's mind; talks continue.
  • During the trip to Pakistan, no meetings beyond the announced plans were held, including the meeting with the Pakistani side and the trilateral meeting with the United States.
  • Our criteria are the interests and rights of the Iranian nation. If a negotiation is based on imposing one side's conditions on the other, this is not called negotiation; this is dictation and imposition, and you know that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian nation will never accept such imposition.
  • For now, extending ceasefire is not approved.
  • No specific date has been set for talks yet.
  • Iran is open to discussing the type and level of its uranium enrichment,
Context

The ongoing talks between Iran and the US, facilitated by Pakistan, signal a complex negotiation landscape with implications for regional stability and energy markets. Iran's insistence on its nuclear program being solely for peaceful purposes, coupled with hints at negotiating enrichment levels, highlights the intricacies involved. The failure to extend the ceasefire and insistence on 'no imposition' may create further tensions, impacting commodities and forex, particularly in energy-sensitive markets like oil and gold.

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