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IRAN SAYS US RESPONSE TO 14-POINT PROPOSAL RECEIVED THROUGH PAKISTAN, UNDER REVIEW
g IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY
SPOKESPERSON SAYS 'AT THIS STAGE, WE DO NOT HAVE NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS'
g 'TRUMP MUST CHOOSE
BETWEEN 'AN IMPOSSIBLE MILITARY OPERATION OR A BAD DEAL: IRGC
Progress in negotiations depends on Washington ‘changing its behavior’: Amb Moghaddam ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN saleem jadoon
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TEHRAN/WASHINGTON agencies
RAN said on Sunday that the United States had responded to its 14-point proposal via Pakistan and that it was reviewing the response, state media reported. "At this stage, we do not have nuclear negotiations," an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said, according to state media. Trump must choose 'impossible' war or 'bad deal' with Iran, says IRGC Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump must choose between an "impossible" war or a "bad deal" with Iran. In a post on X, the intelligence department of the IRGC said Tehran sent the US military a deadline to end its blockade of Iranian ports. It added that Europe, China
and Russia were adopting a more critical tone toward Washington. "There is only one way to read this: Trump must choose between 'an impossible military operation or a bad deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. "The room for US decisionmaking has narrowed," it said. Trump says US could restart Iran strikes 'if they misbehave' US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had been told about the concept of a deal with Iran, but was waiting for the exact wording, while warning there was still the possibility of restarting strikes on the country if Tehran misbehaves. Meanwhile, a senior Iranian official said that an Iranian proposal so far rejected by Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the US blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear program for later.
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Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghaddam has said the continuation of negotiations between Tehran and Washington hinges on a change in US behavior, as diplomatic efforts to revive talks remain in focus, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported. In an exclusive interview with Islamic Republic News Agency in Islamabad on Sunday, Amiri Moghaddam said Iran had presented a comprehensive plan aimed at ending what he described as US-Israeli aggression and had made its position clear. However, he stressed that progress in the diplomatic process depends on Washington’s sincerity and willingness to resolve outstanding issues through genuine negotiations. The ambassador reiterated the Islamic Republic’s commitment to safeguarding national interests and defending Iran’s rights, saying Tehran remained firm on its core positions.