US was not seeking agreement in talks with Iran
Saeed Laylaz, an economist and reformist activist, has revealed details about the last round of Iran–US negotiations that were underway before the US and Israel began the war in the Middle East. He said that no matter how many concessions the Iranian side offered, the US was not satisfied.
In an interview with the Etemad daily, Laylaz said that in September, he and a group of political and economic experts were invited to a meeting with Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, to review the negotiations.
According to Lailaz, Larijani updated the group about the talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff. He said that during the negotiations, it became clear to the Iranian side that the US was not interested in reaching an agreement.
“No matter how many concessions we made, Witkoff and the other American negotiators would first show interest,” Larijani said, according to Laylaz.
