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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Exclusive: Source says intel
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<p><strong>A senior Iranian political official has
told Press TV that Iran will not enter new
negotiations with the US under the previous
framework or agenda, applying lessons learned from
earlier talks.</strong></p>
<p>The official, who requested anonymity, stressed
Thursday that any negotiations must be consistent
with the security realities of the region.</p>
<p>\u201cFor now, we think the purpose of the negotiations
is to disarm Iran to make up for Israel\u2019s weakness
in the next war,\u201d the official said.</p>
<p>\u201cOur intelligence indicates Washington seeks talks
to prepare for war, not peace. If so, we see no
reason to waste time and would rather focus on
preparing for conflict.\u201d</p>
<p>The official added that any new round of
negotiations must include \u201cserious and practical
guarantees\u201d to ensure the process is not a cover for
security deception.</p>
<p>The official outlined key conditions for talks,
including serious attention to Israel\u2019s nuclear
program and its weapons of mass destruction.</p>
<p>\u201cNo one in the region will accept the disarmament
of the region while such a bloodthirsty regime
becomes more armed every day." </p>
<p>The official stated that credible punishment of
Israel and compensation to Iran are other conditions
for negotiations; otherwise, negotiations will once
again be a prelude to war.</p>
<p>\u201cThis is a problem for the United States, and we do
not know how they intend to solve it," the official
added.</p>
<p>Tehran and Washington were engaged in negotiations
led by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and
US President Donald Trump's foreign envoy Steve
Witkoff and had conducted five rounds of indirect
talks mediated by Oman when Israel launched a series
of unprovoked aggressions which upended the process.</p>
<p>\u201cWe must receive guarantees that Mr. Whitkoff is a
mediator for a solution, not a firestarter for war.
Providing such guarantees is very difficult, but we
are ready to give one more chance and listen to what
the US has to say on this matter and see its
practical actions in this regard,\u201d the Iranian
official said Thursday. </p>
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