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Iran skips technical talks, citing attacks; US says discussions still on

From Jerusalem Post · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran stated it would not attend technical talks scheduled for Sunday due to recent attacks and unfulfilled conditions of a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States.
  • A senior U.S. official confirmed that the talks are still on track for the coming week and that deconfliction channels are operational.
  • Both the U.S. and Iran reportedly agreed to cease kinetic activities, with vessels able to move freely, though a dedicated hotline for the Strait of Hormuz was not yet operational.

Iran announced on Sunday that it would not participate in technical talks scheduled for the following day. The reason cited was recent attacks on the country and the United States' failure to meet the conditions of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

For example one of the reasons is checking if we have access to the unfrozen funds, if there is no access then this condition has not been fulfilled.

— Mehdi FazaeiliA member of the Office of Preservation and Publication of the Works of Iran’s Supreme Leader, explaining Iran's reasons for not attending technical talks.

Mehdi Fazaeili, a member of the Office of Preservation and Publication of the Works of Iran’s Supreme Leader, told state TV that a key unfulfilled condition was Iran's access to unfrozen funds. "For example one of the reasons is checking if we have access to the unfrozen funds, if there is no access then this condition has not been fulfilled," he said.

nothing had been canceled

— senior US officialResponding to reports that Iran would not attend scheduled technical talks.

However, a senior U.S. official contradicted Iran's statement, telling The Jerusalem Post that "nothing had been canceled" regarding the expected talks this week. The official confirmed that technical discussions on the MoU's implementation are proceeding as planned and that deconfliction channels are active following the Lake Lucerne Summit.

Technical talks regarding the implementation of MoU are on track for the coming days as planned, and deconfliction channels are up and running after the Lake Lucerne Summit.

— senior US officialConfirming the status of U.S.-Iran technical talks.

Axios reported Sunday, citing a senior U.S. official, that both nations had agreed to halt all "kinetic activity." A second official confirmed the upcoming meeting in Qatar and stated that vessels could move freely. Despite these agreements, a hotline intended to facilitate communication between the U.S. and Iran concerning the Strait of Hormuz remained non-operational as of Saturday.

We decided to stop all the kinetic activity

— senior officialTelling Axios about an agreement between the U.S. and Iran.
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