Iran: Striving to Finalize a Memorandum of Understanding, Negotiations Focus on Ending the War

Odaily reported that Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Baghaei said in an interview with IRIB on the 23rd that the current focus of negotiations is on ending the "imposed war," without delving into nuclear issues for now, and Iran and the US are working hard to finalize a memorandum of understanding. Baghaei stated that the current phase of negotiations does not involve nuclear issues or the specific details of corresponding sanctions relief. However, Iran's demands for lifting sanctions, especially releasing frozen assets, have been clearly written into the text of the 14-article memorandum of understanding.

He said that the reason Iran is not delving into nuclear issues at this stage is because it believes nuclear issues have twice been used as a pretext for waging war against Iran. Currently, Iran is focusing on promoting the end of the war on "all fronts," including Lebanon, and may enter negotiations on nuclear issues in the next phase, 30 or 60 days later. (Xinhua News Agency)