Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi Rejects US Conditions: ‘We Will Not Negotiate in Your Framework’

Araghchi's refusal to accept a U.S.-defined negotiating framework is a procedural rejection, not a substantive one, which keeps the diplomatic channel nominally open while hardening Tehran's public posture. The absence of specifics on either the conditions or a timeline leaves markets and counterparties without a basis for assessing whether this is pre-talks positioning or a genuine breakdown. For anyone exposed to Middle East risk, the key variable is whether a mutually acceptable format emerges, since the substance of any deal remains unaddressed.