Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir‑Abdollahian has said that Washington was “continuously changing its demands” during the latest round of US‑Iran negotiations, which contributed to the failure to reach a final agreement. Speaking in a diplomatic‑style briefing, he argued that the shifting terms and conditions communicated by the US side created confusion and eroded trust, making it impossible for Tehran to lock in a stable, balanced deal. Iranian foreign‑policy‑linked open‑source feeds describe this as a direct critique of Washington’s negotiating style, which Tehran views as one‑sided, inconsistent, and unwilling to concede on core issues such as sanctions relief and security guarantees.

Iraq’s Foreign Minister, in talks with the French Foreign Minister, separately told open‑source diplomatic channels that progress had been made in the Washington‑linked negotiation track on “many issues.” However, he added that the US approach was based on “excessive demands” and that this posture ultimately led to the current breakdown. Baghdad’s remarks align with regional‑mediation‑style narratives that the US asked for unilateral concessions without offering matching security or economic assurances, pushing the process into deadlock. Both Iranian and Iraqi characterisations treated the current pause not as a total collapse but as a need for a reset toward a more “equitable framework.”

In Paris, the French side acknowledged the need for a more balanced approach and signaled that European capitals might try to bridge the gap by re‑proposing elements that had previously won conditional approval from both Tehran and Washington. The overall picture emerging from open‑source diplomatic sources is that the negotiations have stalled over the structure of demands rather than the basic willingness to continue talking, with Iranian and Iraqi officials framing Washington as the side that has complicated the process the most.

Key highlights 

  • Iran FM blames US shifting demands

  • Talks fail due to Washington’s conditions

  • Iraqi FM says talks made progress

  • US “excessive demands” blamed for breakdown

  • Diplomats seek reset, more balanced talks

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