Iran's moderates are frustrated: We are willing to negotiate, but why isn't the US paying attention to us?
Recently, senior moderates within the Iranian government have repeatedly publicly stated their willingness to return to the Iran nuclear talks, even hinting at some concessions on the basis of previous negotiations, but the Trump administration seems indifferent to this.
Recently, Iranian Vice President Aref said in an interview: "We have told the negotiating party (the US) that we are willing to build trust and resume negotiations, but they pretend not to listen..."
Like President Pezeshkian, Aref is also a moderate on foreign policy. Previously, several Iranian sources have revealed that over the past month, the Iranian foreign affairs system has been hoping to restart nuclear talks with the US, but since the end of June when Iran and Israel reached a ceasefire, the two sides have not been able to restart the previous negotiations.
"Iran is willing to negotiate, but I'm not in a hurry to negotiate because we have destroyed their territory..." Trump said at a press conference in mid-month.
More seriously, the EU is also exerting pressure on Iran to reach an agreement with the US as soon as possible, otherwise it will push the UN to restore comprehensive sanctions against Iran this autumn.
There's no way around it; once Trump gains an advantage in negotiations, he will take further steps, gradually putting the opponent in a more passive position.
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