Iran says ongoing negotiations with the United States remain stalled primarily because of Washington’s “changing and contradictory” positions and constantly “moving the goal posts,” although the exchange of messages continues through Pakistani mediators.
In an exclusive interview with CNN on Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said messages continue to pass between Tehran and Washington via Pakistani intermediaries.
“The main problem of negotiating with this administration is that you have to face so many changing positions, moving the goal posts, different statements, contradictory remarks by different officials,” he said.
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Baghaei reiterated that the US must recognize Iran’s rights, including peaceful nuclear enrichment, and unconditionally release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets. He also accused the United States of violating the April ceasefire by attacking Iranian commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz and on the high seas.
The Iranian spokesman warned that Iran’s Armed Forces are ready to respond forcefully to any attacks.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi delivered a special message from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei during his visit to Tehran on Sunday.
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![The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) aerospace division says the "hard and unexpected blows" inflicted on the enemy will continue, vowing to press ahead with the path of resistance following the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Brigadier General Majid Mousavi made the remarks in a message issued on Friday on the occasion of the start of funeral ceremonies for the late Ayatollah Khamenei. Also Read: "The hard and unexpected blows the enemy has received will never end, for the path of struggle between truth and falsehood has not ended and will not end," Mousavi said. He added that the forces of the IRGC aerospace division would continue acting on behalf of the Iranian people against the country's adversaries. "I announce to the noble Iranian nation that your devoted servicemen in the Aerospace Force have rained and will continue to rain your anger upon the enemy," the commander emphasized. He reiterated that forces under his command will not rest for a moment until the lofty goals the late Leader has outlined for the country during his noble leadership are realized. Mousavi emphasized that Iran's path will remain steadfast under the guidelines of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei. "Every member of the [Iranian] nation martyred by the enemy is itself a separate case for retaliation,” he pointed out. The remarks came as senior Iranian officials and high-ranking foreign delegations from across the world gathered at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday to pay their respects to the martyred Leader.](https://thevoiceofummah.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1-768x512.jpg)
