Ali Hossein Ghazi-Zadeh, a member of Iran International’s editorial board, said: “The gap that exists in this period between the United States’ demands and the Islamic Republic’s capacity to accept them has widened compared to the 12-day war, and the motivation to reach an agreement has decreased.”

Ali Hossein Ghazi-Zadeh, a member of Iran International’s editorial board, said: “The gap that exists in this period between the United States’ demands and the Islamic Republic’s capacity to accept them has widened compared to the 12-day war, and the motivation to reach an agreement has decreased. No political official in the West can sign an agreement that would revive the Islamic Republic with its current identity. If Tehran wants to sign an agreement, it would naturally have to surrender, and this is something the Iranian government would not accept.”