"Pak talks with US was strategic mistake": Iranian lawmaker
Tehran, April 24
A member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Mahmoud Nabavian, has said that the negotiation talks held with the US in Pakistan was a mistake.
Nabavian posted a snippet of his interview to SNN TV, where he noted that discussing its nuclear issue in Pakistan was a 'strategic mistake'.
In a post on X, he said, "Putting the nuclear issue on the negotiation table in Pakistan was a strategic mistake."
"In the Pakistan negotiations, we made a strategic mistake. We should not have put the nuclear issue up for negotiation," Nabavian said, as quoted by Iran International.
"By doing so, the enemy became bolder," he added.
Nabavian said the US demanded that Iran's 60% enriched material be removed and blocked for 20 years, demands he said Tehran did not accept, as per Iran International.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday downplayed the pressure on him to end the war, saying that a deal will be made if it is good for the US.
In a post on Truth Social, he said, "With Iran, please be advised that I am possibly the least pressured person ever to be in this position. I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn't -- The clock is ticking!"
"Iran's Navy is lying at the bottom of the Sea, their Air Force is demolished, their Anti Aircraft and Radar Weaponry is gone, their leaders are no longer with us, the Blockade is airtight and strong and, from there, it only gets worse -- Time is not on their side! A Deal will only be made when it's appropriate and good for the United States of America, our Allies and, in fact, the rest of the World," he added.
As per Politico, during hearings on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Cabinet officials largely avoided giving timelines for when energy prices will come down, and some Republican lawmakers quietly said that the 60-day mark for the conflict could be a turning point in their continued support.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Classic Iranian internal politics playing out publicly. Nabavian is from the hardliner faction, so he's criticizing the Rouhani-era diplomatic approach. But honestly, from our side in India, we've seen how Pakistan can be a tricky intermediary—they often create more confusion than clarity. Iran needs to decide if they want a deal or not. 😅
Trump's 'the clock is ticking' rhetoric is exhausting. Same old strongman tactics. But let's be real—Iran's economy is in shambles, and their leadership knows they can't survive forever under sanctions. Nabavian's criticism might just be posturing to save face domestically. India should keep watching this closely; our oil imports from Iran matter. 🇮🇳
As someone following this from abroad, it's clear that Iran's internal divisions are undermining their negotiating position. Nabavian's comments show that even within Iran, there's no consensus on how to handle the nuclear file. The US is taking advantage of this chaos. Pakistan as a venue was definitely questionable—why not a neutral location like Oman or Vienna? 🤷♂️
Respectfully, this is peak Iranian political theater. They wanted talks somewhere 'friendly' to Iran, so they chose Pakistan—but now the hardliners are backtracking because the talks didn't go their way. Meanwhile, the US keeps piling on pressure. India has always advocated for dialogue and diplomacy, but only when both sides are serious. This seems like a mess. 😐
Interesting how Iran's internal
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