Iran's Ambassador: US-Iran negotiations mediated by Oman have not failed

Jakarta — Iran’s Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi stated that negotiations conducted between Iran and the United States, mediated by Oman, cannot be characterised as a failure.

Boroujerdi made this statement following a press conference in Jakarta on Monday, in response to a statement from Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) that regretted the failure of US-Iran negotiations, which resulted in military escalation in the Middle East region.

“I believe the negotiations did not reach a point of failure, but what actually happened was that one party, whilst negotiating with the other party, suddenly attacked that country. This is the situation,” said Ambassador Boroujerdi.

Nevertheless, Iran’s Ambassador appreciated and thanked Indonesia for issuing a statement regarding attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran.

“However, we hope that all nations in the world can firmly condemn the attacks against Iran,” he emphasised.

On Saturday (28 February), Indonesia, through the Foreign Ministry, issued a statement regarding attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, expressing regret over the failed US-Iran negotiations that resulted in military escalation in the Middle East region.

Indonesia called on all parties to exercise restraint and prioritise dialogue and diplomacy, and stated its readiness to facilitate dialogue. According to the Foreign Ministry statement, “Should both parties agree, President Joko Widodo is prepared to travel to Tehran to conduct mediation.”

Previously, on Friday (27 February), Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi stated that US-Iran nuclear negotiations had reached agreement on a no-enrichment uranium stockpiling policy, with reductions to the lowest level and conversion to permanent fuel under full verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The United States and Iran have conducted three rounds of indirect negotiations on their nuclear programme, mediated by Oman.

The first and second rounds of negotiations were held in early February at Muscat and Geneva respectively, focusing on limiting uranium enrichment and Iran’s uranium supplies in exchange for sanctions relief. The third round was held on Thursday (26 February) in Geneva.