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Iran deputy FM says no date has been set for next round of talks with US
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Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh talks during an interview with Associated Press at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)
ANTALYA, Turkey — No date has been set for the next round of Iran-US peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of the first one, Iran’s deputy foreign minister says.
“Until we agree on the framework, we cannot set the date,” Saeed Khatibzadeh tells journalists on the sidelines of an annual Turkish diplomatic forum in the southern province of Antalya.
“Now we are focusing on finalizing the framework of understanding between two sides. We don’t want to enter into any negotiation or meeting which is due to failure which can be pretext for another round of escalation,” he says.
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