Iran FM Blames US Betrayals and Excessive Demands for Disrupting Pakistan-Mediated Talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has directly blamed the United States for disrupting Pakistan-mediated diplomatic negotiations, citing Washington’s repeated failure to honor its commitments, its contradictory positions, and its pattern of issuing excessive demands as the primary obstacles to progress.

Araghchi made the remarks during a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, outlining what he described as a long and deeply troubling history of American diplomatic failures. He specifically highlighted Washington’s repeated betrayals of diplomatic processes, its military aggression against Iran on two separate occasions, its tendency to oscillate between contradictory stances, and its insistence on maximalist demands — including calls for Iran to abandon its peaceful nuclear energy program and dismantle its defensive missile capabilities.

The foreign minister recalled that the United States, acting alongside Israel, launched unprovoked military aggression against Iran last June and again on February 27, both times while ostensibly engaged in diplomatic negotiations with Tehran — a pattern Araghchi characterized as a fundamental breach of diplomatic good faith.

Despite this deep-rooted mistrust, Araghchi emphasized that Iran has once again entered the current diplomatic process with full seriousness and a sense of responsibility, and remains committed to working toward a fair and reasonable outcome.

UN Secretary-General Guterres, for his part, firmly rejected the use of military force against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of any nation, and called on all parties to uphold the principles of the UN Charter and pursue dialogue as the only path to achieving lasting peace and stability in the region.

Also on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei addressed the state of the Islamabad-mediated process, cautioning that it was too early to declare that a final agreement between Iran and the United States was imminent. He described the differences between the two sides as deep and extensive, particularly in light of what he called the crimes committed by the US over the past two to three months. Nevertheless, Baghaei noted that the recent visits to Tehran by senior Pakistani officials suggested the negotiations had reached a genuinely decisive moment.