Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Friday that Tehran has reached understandings on most issues under discussion with the United States and is conducting final internal reviews of a proposed agreement, Anadolu reports.
Speaking on state television, Baghaei said Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s earlier remarks that the proposed Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding had “never been closer” accurately reflected the current state of negotiations.
“At present, understanding has been reached on the majority of the issues, and we are in the final stage of internal reviews,” Baghaei said.
He said meetings involving relevant Iranian institutions were underway to examine the draft text and determine Tehran’s final position.
Baghaei argued that an agreement could have been reached weeks ago, but accused the US side of repeatedly changing its positions, issuing contradictory statements and introducing new demands that prolonged the process.
