Iran Reportedly Demands ‘Effective’ Framework Before Restarting Nuclear Deal Negotiations With US

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei reportedly said on Monday that Tehran has not agreed to resume negotiations with the U.S. over its nuclear program and warned that talks would only proceed if Iran receives concrete guarantees of effectiveness.

According to a report by Bloomberg, neither side has locked in a time, data, or place to resume the stalled negotiations. Moreover, Baghaei said Iran won’t return to the table “unless we’re certain the negotiations will be effective.”

The statement pushes back on claims by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said last week Iran was eager to return to the table. “We have scheduled Iran talks. They want to talk,” Trump told reporters during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “They are very different now than they were two weeks ago.”

U.S. markets were mixed Monday morning. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) declined 0.24%, while the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which tracks the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, slipped 0.38%. The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) edged up 0.12%.

Baghaei also reportedly said discussions with the U.K., France, and Germany — co-signers of the 2015 nuclear deal scrapped by Trump in 2018 — remain “under review.” Those countries had engaged in parallel discussions with Tehran before Israel’s military strikes on Iran last month.

He added that Russia and China have signaled interest in facilitating the diplomatic process, though he provided no specifics.

Baghaei said Iran is still assessing the damage to its Fordow nuclear facility, previously described by Iran as “badly damaged” during the U.S. airstrikes. 

Over the weekend, Baghaei reiterated Iran’s position that any future negotiations must include safeguards to prevent a repeat of past breakdowns, adding that Tehran has received “some assurances” on that front. He also clarified that Iran had made no request for a meeting with the U.S.

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