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Iranian official said that Tehran did not accept the US proposal for "direct negotiations"

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Member of the Iranian Supreme Cyberspace Council, Izetullah Zergami, announced that he rejected Russia's offer to mediate direct negotiations between the USA and Iran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent two representatives to Iran upon the request of US Special Representative Steve Witkoff, but Tehran did not accept the offer.

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Why It Matters

Mohsen Rezai, Secretary General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 2 and met with Putin in Moscow today. US Special Representative for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, stated during the meeting with Putin that Washington wanted to negotiate directly with Iran and requested mediation from Russia.

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Iranian Supreme Cyberspace Council Member Izetullah Zergami said that Russian President Vladimir Putin requested mediation to initiate direct negotiations between Tehran and Washington, but Iran did not accept this proposal.

Speaking to Iranian state television, Zergami gave information about the telephone conversation between Putin and Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary General Mohsen Rezai on November 2.

Zergami said that US Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, in his meeting with Putin, stated that Washington wanted to sit at the direct negotiation table with Iran and requested mediation from Russia on this issue.

Stating that Witkoff conveyed to Putin that the USA no longer needed mediators and preferred to negotiate directly, face to face with Iran, Zergami stated that Putin sent two representatives to Iran upon this request, met with Rezai, and asked the Tehran administration to give a positive response regarding direct negotiations with the USA.

The Iranian official stated that the US request was discussed in Rezai's phone call with Putin on November 2 and that Tehran rejected the offer.

Rezai, Secretary General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, met with Putin in Moscow today.

No official statement has yet been made from Tehran regarding the phone call between Putin and Rezai on November 2 and the content of Rezai's contacts today.

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Direct negotiations between Iran and the United States may remain partially suspended or alternative mediation methods may be sought.
Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

No detailed explanation was given as to why Iran rejected the offer.
The exact content of the meeting between Rezai and Putin in Moscow has not yet been officially announced.
It is unclear what the US's next step will be and whether there will be a new attempt to demand negotiations.