US proposal for agreement with Iran is one-sided and far from reality, says ISNA

Tehran considers the U.S. written proposal regarding a future agreement with Iran—which is part of negotiations to resolve the crisis over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program—far from reality, the news agency ISNA reports, citing an unnamed source.

According to the source, the U.S. proposal is completely unacceptable. Tehran has regarded the stipulations contained within it as “unilateral and far from reality” and will not consider it as a basis for a potential agreement.

Earlier, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had sent Iran a detailed and acceptable proposal concerning Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the U.S. has yet to provide guarantees that the sanctions against Iran will be lifted within the framework of the proposed agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, adding that the response to the proposal will be developed taking into account the country’s national interests.

Iranian and U.S. representatives held the fifth round of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program in Rome on May 23, with Oman acting as a mediator. Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi stated after the talks that “some progress, but not final,” had been made. According to his Iranian counterpart, Iran and Washington hope to achieve positive results within one or two meetings.