Iran says breach of commitments, blockade are primary obstacles to ‘genuine’ talks with US

Iran said on Wednesday that “breach of commitments, blockade, and threats” are primary hindrances to “genuine” talks with the US, Anadolu reports. Stating that Tehran welcomed dialogue and a negotiated agreement and continues to do so, President Masoud Pezeshkian said: “Breach of commitments, blockade, and threats are the main obstacles to genuine negotiations.” “The world sees your endless hypocritical rhetoric and the contradiction between claims and actions,” he wrote on the US social media company X. For his part, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said on X that “a full ceasefire is only meaningful if it is not violated by a naval blockade.” “A full ceasefire is only meaningful if it is not violated through a naval blockade or […]