Mahmoud Nabavian, member of the parliamentary national security and foreign policy committee of Iran, criticised the recent negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Islamabad, describing the decision to raise its nuclear programme a “strategic mistake”.
Nabavian shared a video clip from an interview with SNN TV where he said that highlighting Iran’s nuclear issue during the talks weakened the country’s position.
According to a translation by ANI, he wrote on X, “In the Pakistan negotiations, we made a strategic mistake. We should not have put the nuclear issue up for negotiation. By doing so, the enemy became bolder.”
Nabavian said Washington demanded Iran’s stash of sixty percent enriched uranium to be removed and frozen for twenty years. Iran had rejected the conditions.
US President Donald Trump continued to mount pressure on Iran, taking to his Truth Social platform to issue a warning, “I have all the time in the world, but Iran doesn’t – the clock is ticking.”
Trump insisted that Iran’s military capabilities had been severely degraded and that a blockade against the country remained firmly in place. He reinforced that a deal would only be finalised if it aligned with the interest of the US and its allies.
Meanwhile, rising energy prices continue to be a matter of concern, with a report by Politico stating that during hearings on Capitol Hill, senior US officials avoided committing to a timeline for easing them. Several Republican lawmakers implied that a 60-day mark in the conflict could be critical in determining their continued support from the American public.
A spokesperson of Iran’s foreign ministry confirmed that the country currently does not have plans for a second round of negotiations, emphasising that the decision depends on the US providing constructive feedback and positive signals and that dialogue does not mean negotiating at any cost.
