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Tehran – 14 April 2025
1. Esmail Baghaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson arriving for regular briefing
2. Wide of briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
++ON EU SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN OVER CITIZEN DETENTIONS++
"These (European) sanctions are definitely illegal and we view such an approach as non-constructive and destructive, and legally speaking they are rejected and condemned."
4. Wide of briefing
5. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"There must definitely be guarantees in place regarding the fulfilment of commitments. The issue of guarantees is especially important given the history of broken promises in the past. God willing, the negotiating team will continue its work with all these factors and points in mind."
6. Journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"Iran has never been an obstacle to economic cooperation or investment from the other side. The problem lies with America itself, which, through its complex and multi-layered regulations, has deprived its own citizens of any economic interaction with Iran. So it’s an issue the other side should naturally consider and decide on."
8. Journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"As long as the language of sanctions, pressure, threats, and intimidation continues, direct negotiations will not take place."
10. Wide of briefing
11. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Esmail Baghaei, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"The next round of negotiations will probably take place somewhere other than Oman."
12. Baghaei leaving
STORYLINE:
Talks between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program appeared ready Monday to leave the Middle East, as an Italian official said the next round of negotiations would take place in Rome.
“The next round of talks will probably be held somewhere other than Oman,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told journalists on Monday in Tehran.
“It’s not an important matter.”
A source in the Italian government confirmed that the next round would take place in Rome on Saturday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
Both Iranian and U.S. officials did not immediately acknowledge the venue of the second round of negotiations.
However, it’s likely that Oman, which hosted the first round of talks on Saturday in Muscat, would continue to mediate between the two sides.
While the U.S. can offer sanctions relief for Iran’s beleaguered economy, it remains unclear just how much Iran will be willing to concede.
Judging from negotiations since 2018, Iran will likely ask to keep enriching uranium up to at least 20%.
However, neither side has offered any public statements about what it is specifically seeking in the talks.
“There must definitely be guarantees in place regarding the fulfilment of commitments," Baghaei said Monday.
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