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Sunday, June 28, 2026

Iran did not take part in technical talks slated for Sunday due to recent attacks on the country and unfulfilled conditions of the MoU with the United States, a member of the Office of Preservation and Publication of the Works of Iran's Supreme Leader told state TV on Sunday.

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... "For example one of the reasons is checking if we have access to the unfrozen funds, if there is no access then this condition has not been fulfilled," Mehdi Fazaeili said. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-28 09:22 PM | Reply

Another view...

US and Iran agree to halt attacks, hold talks in Doha this week: Report
english.alarabiya.net

... The United States and Iran agreed to stop strikes against each other, a senior US official said, according to a report by Axios on Sunday.

The two sides anticipate meeting on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar's capital, Axios said, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a key corridor for oil shipments from the region.

An American official told Al Arabiya that technical talks between the United States and Iran were proceeding according to the specified schedule, adding that the talks have not been canceled and would be held in the coming days. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-28 09:25 PM | Reply

@#1,2

Picking apart the wording of the two comments, Iran said it did not take part in the talks on Sunday, but said nothing about the remainder of the week.

Meanwhile, the US seemed to ignore Sunday's snub, and said that the talks later in the week would proceed as scheduled.


Diplomatic-speak is a wonderful thing ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-28 09:28 PM | Reply

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