Iran ready for "security agreements" with Islamic neighbors, says chief negotiator
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24 — Iran is ready for security agreements with Islamic countries, especially Gulf states, alongside sustainable economic cooperation, chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday.
Ghalibaf made the remarks during the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of OIC member states in Baku, Azerbaijan.
He said the recent war with the United States and Israel was not merely a military confrontation, but an organized effort to change regional strategic balances.
The comments came as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Gulf region to present the Iran deal to countries expected to be among its strongest skeptics. The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait were among the Gulf states most heavily targeted by Iran during the war.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that technical-level talks between the United States and Iran are set to resume next week. It said the process was facing only a temporary break, not a suspension.
The memorandum of understanding signed last week between Washington and Tehran is intended to halt fighting, open the Strait of Hormuz and offer economic relief to Iran in exchange for a pledge never to develop nuclear weapons.
Key details remain unresolved, including the future of Tehran’s nuclear program and its enriched uranium stockpiles, which are expected to be addressed during 60 days of negotiations.
Source: CNN
