Reuters: a new round of negotiations between Iran and the United States will take place in early March

“The latest round of negotiations showed that the US ideas about the mechanism and scope of sanctions relief differ from our demands. Both sides must establish a logical time frame for lifting. The road map must be reasonable and based on mutual interests,” he said.

In Iran, against the backdrop of a sharp escalation of the crisis surrounding negotiations with the United States, noticeable shifts took place within the governance system. According to The New York Times, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted the actual “operational management” of the country to his national security adviser Ali Larijani, which means a noticeable weakening of the role of President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The NYT publication notes that Larijani is one of the key “security” and political heavyweights of the Islamic Republic, and his strengthening is associated with the task of ensuring the stability of the regime in the face of possible blows and threats to the top leadership.

Let us recall that on February 19, US President Donald Trump, answering questions from journalists on board Air Force One on the way to the city of Roma in Georgia, named the deadline for Iran – no more than 15 days. “I think ten days is enough, or 15 days is almost the maximum,” he said.

Earlier, at the first meeting of the Peace Council, which took place in Washington, Donald Trump called on Iran to enter into a “serious agreement” with the United States, warning that otherwise “bad things will happen.” “In ten days it will become clear whether we can move forward. Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons,” the president said.