On Feb. 9, Iran’s Majlis (parliament) held a closed-door meeting to consider the interim results of the first round of negotiations with the United States on Iran’s nuclear program, the Deputy Chairman of the parliament’s National Security Committee, Abbas Moqtadaei, reported. “Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is likely to attend the meeting,” he told the IRNA news agency.
Yesterday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in Tehran that the general approach of both Iran and the US favors the continuation of nuclear negotiations, noting that the outcome of the latest round in Oman is under review and further talks will depend on decisions taken in the two capitals, reported Tasnim News.
He described the first session of the indirect negotiations on Feb. 6 as exploratory, aimed at gauging how much trust could be placed in the other side, noting that the US side has also claimed it is assessing Iran’s seriousness. He said if the overall assessment concludes that seriousness exists, the negotiations would continue. Araghchi added that the continuation of certain sanctions and military movements affects perceptions of seriousness, stressing that Iran is evaluating all signals.
