BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 14. Tehran has not yet
determined whether it will participate in the next round of
indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S., Iranian Foreign
Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei, told reporters on June 14,
Trend
reports.
Baghaei stated that for Iran, it is inconceivable that Israel’s
airstrikes on Iranian territory were carried out without
coordination with the U.S. or without Washington’s green light.
He added that the other side, the U.S., has taken a step that
effectively renders dialogue meaningless.
“While claiming to seek agreement on a specific issue through
negotiations, they simultaneously divide responsibilities and
permit Israel to violate Iran’s territorial integrity. Such a dual
approach is practically untenable,” he stated.
Five rounds of indirect talks between Iran and the US on Iran’s
nuclear program have taken place on April 12, 19, 26, May 11, and
May 23. These discussions, conducted indirectly with the mediation
of the Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Badr
Al-Busaidi, involved Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi
leading the Iranian delegation, while the US delegation was led by
the US Special Envoy to Middle East Affairs, Steve Witkoff. The
first and 3rd rounds took place in Muscat, Oman, while the 2nd
round was held in Rome, Italy.
In the early hours of June 13, Israel launched air strikes on
Iranian territory. The strikes resulted in the deaths of numerous
high-ranking military officials, including Chief of the General
Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri,
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Hossein Salami, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters
Gholamali Rashid, six nuclear scientists, and several senior
officials.
In response, on the evening of the same day, Iran launched what
it called Operation True Promise III, firing over 150 ballistic
missiles and more than 100 unmanned aerial vehicles toward Israel,
including Tel Aviv. The attack caused civilian casualties and
widespread destruction.
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