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

Odaily星球日报讯 Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Baghaei, said in an interview with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on the 23rd that the current focus of negotiations is to promote the end of the "imposed war," without delving into the nuclear issue for now. Iran and the US are working hard to finalize a memorandum of understanding. Baghaei stated that the current stage of negotiations does not involve the nuclear issue or the specific details of corresponding sanctions relief. However, Iran's demands for sanctions relief, especially the release of frozen assets, have been clearly written into the text of the 14-article memorandum of understanding.

He said that the reason Iran is temporarily refraining from in-depth discussion of the nuclear issue is because it believes that the nuclear issue has twice been used as a pretext for launching a war against Iran. Iran is currently focusing on promoting an end to the war on "all fronts," including Lebanon. It may enter discussions on the nuclear issue in the next phase, in 30 or 60 days. (Xinhua)