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Iran says lack of trust, contradictory U.S. positions delaying diplomacy

This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel shows an Israeli Iron Dome missile streaking accross the sky to intercept incoming projectiles on May 31, 2026.
This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel shows an Israeli Iron Dome missile streaking accross the sky to intercept incoming projectiles on May 31, 2026.
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DUBAI: A delay in ​the ​diplomatic process to end the U.S.-Iran war can be explained by a lack of trust, ⁠Washington's contradictory positions and ⁠Israel's attacks on Lebanon, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil ‌Baghaei said on ​Monday.


"Negotiations have ⁠started amid ​severe suspicion and mistrust, and ‌the exchange of ​messages is taking place in this atmosphere," Baghaei said.


"The other party is constantly changing ‌its views and putting ​forward new or contradictory ​demands (...) ‌it ⁠is natural that this situation will prolong ​negotiations," he said, ⁠adding that Tehran ​viewed Israeli actions in the region, including in Lebanon, as inseparable ​from the U.S. 



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