Kanani Moghadam: Negotiations under the shadow of threats and sanctions are meaningless

According to Ashura News, political analyst Hossein Kanani-Moghaddam said about recent developments in the field of foreign policy and speculations about the resumption of negotiations: "Currently, what is being discussed is not direct negotiations, but indirect meetings aimed at determining the framework for future negotiations."

He added: "It must be clearly defined what the subject of the negotiations is, when they will be held, what institution will supervise them, who will guarantee that the agreements will be implemented, and what are the legal basis and upstream documents. Issues such as UN resolutions and the JCPOA, which have been discussed in the past, still face ambiguities that need to be clarified."

Referring to the approach of the US government, especially Donald Trump, Kanani-Moghaddam stated: "It seems that Trump is looking to move step by step. He repeatedly emphasizes that he will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons." We can also present the Supreme Leader's fatwa on the prohibition of using nuclear weapons as an official and credible document at this early stage.

He clarified: If the negotiations are solely within the framework of nuclear issues and proceed based on facts and executive guarantees, we can be optimistic about it. However, if the US wants to include non-JCPOA issues such as the missile program, Iran's regional presence, and issues related to national security in the negotiations, our position is clear.

This political analyst continued to emphasize: As long as the US's threats, sanctions, hostility, and hostile actions, including the assassination of martyr Hajj Qassem Soleimani, continue, Iran will not make any concessions and there will be no negotiations.

He concluded by pointing out: It was the US that withdrew from the JCPOA, reinstated sanctions, and intensified the path of distrust; therefore, the current US view of negotiations is not reliable and should not be trusted.