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Negotiations between US and Iran are to end war, do not include Iran's nuclear program - report

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  • Negotiations between the US and Iran are currently focused solely on ending the war, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei.
  • Baghaei dismissed reports about discussions on Iran's nuclear program as media speculation, stating it would only be considered after the current stage concludes.
  • US President Donald Trump indicated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have no choice but to accept a deal with Iran, and that recent Iranian missile attacks would not impact the ongoing negotiations.

Negotiations between the United States and Iran are centered exclusively on ending the ongoing war, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stated, according to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency. He clarified that any reports suggesting discussions about Iran's nuclear program are unfounded media speculation at this stage.

If this stage is concluded, the nuclear issue will be one of the next items for negotiations. The rest of the discussions that are being raised now are media speculation.

— Esmail BaghaeiIran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson commenting on the current stage of negotiations with the US.

"If this stage is concluded, the nuclear issue will be one of the next items for negotiations," Baghaei was quoted as saying. He emphasized that other discussions being raised are merely "media speculation."

won’t have any choice

— Donald TrumpUS President Donald Trump telling the Financial Times about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's position on a potential deal with Iran.

Meanwhile, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud discussed coordinating mediation efforts between the US and Iran. Their conversation focused on de-escalation to enhance regional security amid strikes exchanged between Israel and Iran.

I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots.

— Donald TrumpUS President Donald Trump asserting his authority in negotiations with Iran.

US President Donald Trump told the Financial Times that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "won’t have any choice" but to accept a deal with Iran, asserting his own control over the process. Trump also stated that Sunday's Iranian missile attack on Israel would not affect the deal, describing the attacks as ineffective. He further informed Axios that the US is "very close to a final deal with Iran" and urged Iran to return to the negotiating table, telling Fox News, "What I would suggest to Iran: You've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal."

Sunday's Iranian missile attack on Israel will not 'have any impact on the deal.'

— Donald TrumpUS President Donald Trump commenting on the effect of recent attacks on the ongoing negotiations.
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