Informed source: Negotiations impossible without US policy reversal

Fars News Agency reported on Saturday, the twentieth of Tir, that an informed source close to Iran's negotiating team stated that negotiations between Iran and the United States will not take place unless the United States backs down from its positions. This report coincided with claims made by some Israeli media outlets regarding Iran's request for negotiations. The aforementioned informed source denied the reports published in these media and emphasized that as long as the United States does not back down from its position, negotiation conditions do not exist.

• An informed source close to Iran's negotiating team stated that negotiations are contingent on the United States backing down from its positions.
• This informed source denied reports published in some Israeli media outlets regarding Iran's request for negotiations.
• Fars News Agency published this report on Saturday, the twentieth of Tir.
• The Israeli claims in question were discussed in media outlets close to the Israeli government.. Coverage difference: All six Iranian media outlets (Iran Watch, Rouydad24, Tejarat News, Hamshahri, Etemad, and Independent Farsi) based on informed sources close to Iran's negotiating team and Fars News Agency, followed a shared narrative: denying Israeli claims and emphasizing Iran's negotiation conditions. There is no significant difference among these outlets' coverage in terms of orientation or different emphases; all conveyed the report by relying on a single source and confirming Iran's official message.