I a ia
Fo eig
Mi ist y
spokespe so
Esmaeil
Baqaei
said
the
Islamabad
Ag eeme t
did
ot
set
a
60-day
deadli e,
cla ifyi g
that
the
pe iod
was
i te ded
fo
discussio s
o
va ious
issues,
i cludi g
the
uclea
matte .
Baghaei
said
egotiatio s
could
ot
begi
because
of
what
he
desc ibed
as
“flag a t
a d
widesp ead
violatio s& dquo;
by
the
U ited
States.
I a
Rejects
60-Day
Deadli e
I te p etatio
Baqaei
said
the
MoU
i stead
e visaged
a
60-day
pe iod
fo
egotiatio s
o
two
key
issues,
the
lifti g
of
sa ctio s
a d
I a & squo;s
uclea
p og amme.
He
added
that
the
pe iod
could
have
bee
exte ded
if
the
two
sides
failed
to
each
a
ag eeme t.
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Howeve ,
he
said
egotiatio s
eve
bega
because
of
what
he
called
the
US’
“flag a t
a d
widesp ead
violatio & dquo;
of
the
memo a dum.
“Due
to
the
flag a t
a d
widesp ead
violatio
of
the
memo a dum
of
u de sta di g
by
the
U ited
States,
o
dialogue
was
sta ted
just
a
few
weeks
afte
its
sig i g,& dquo;
Baqaei
said.
“As
a
esult,
the
discussio
of
the
60-day
deadli e
completely
lost
its
eleva ce,& dquo;
he
said
as
quoted
by
A adolu
Age cy.
I a
Says
Sa ctio s
Not
Mai
Obstacle
Baqaei
claimed
that
US
sa ctio s
had
“ o
impact& dquo;
o
I a
a d
said
the
mai
obstacle
to
esolvi g
disputes
betwee
Teh a
a d
Washi gto
was
ot
a
lack
of
mediato s.
[embedded co te t]
He
poi ted
to
Pakista
a d
Qata
as
cou t ies
al eady
playi g
a
ole
i
I a -US
elatio s.
Baqaei
also
said
some
Eu opea
cou t ies
had
atu ally
exp essed
thei
views
a d
offe ed
thei
“good
offices& dquo;
th ough
bilate al
co tacts.
Howeve ,
he
cla ified
that
this
did
ot
mea
a
ew
mediato
had
eme ged
o
bee
accepted
i
I a -US
elatio s.
I a ,
Oma
Discuss
St ait
Of
Ho muz
T a sit
Baqaei
said
egotiatio s
with
Oma
ove
ma itime
t a sit
th ough
the
St ait
of
Ho muz
we e
co ti ui g.
He
said
p epa i g
a
ma itime
t affic
oute
map
with
Oma
had
take
time
because
of
secu ity
complicatio s
caused
by
actio s
by
the
US
a d
Is ael,
multiple
acto s
i
the
egio
a d
what
he
desc ibed
as
dis uptive
activities.
Acco di g
to
Baqaei,
a y
u de sta di g
eached
with
Muscat
could
take
the
fo m
of
a
package
co tai i g
a
oadmap
a d
a
joi t
stateme t.
Missi g
I a ia
Pilots
Remai
O
Age da
The
I a ia
spokespe so
also
said
Teh a
co ti ued
to
pu sue
the
fate
of
I a ia
pilots
who
we t
missi g
du i g
the
co flict.
“Diplomatic
elatio s
with
Qata
do
ot
co flict
with
the
se ious
pu suit
of
the
fate
of
the
a my
pilots,& dquo;
Baqaei
said.
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Defe ce
Mi ist y
had
a ou ced
o
Ma ch
2
that
it
had
shot
dow
two
I a ia
Su-24
ai c aft.
Teh a
said
fou
pilots
we e
killed
whe
thei
ai c aft
we e
hit
du i g
attacks
o
a
US
base
i
Qata .
I a
late
said
the
emai s
of
o e
pilot
had
bee
ecove ed,
while
the
fate
of
the
othe
th ee
emai ed
u k ow .
Qata
ejected
I a ia
allegatio s
o
Satu day
that
the
th ee
pilots
we e
bei g
detai ed
by
Doha.
I a -US
Co flict
A d
Collapsed
Deal
The
US
a d
Is ael
lau ched
attacks
o
I a
o
Feb ua y
28,
p ompti g
Teh a
to
etaliate
agai st
cou t ies
hosti g
US
milita y
assets
ac oss
the
egio .
I a
a d
the
US
ag eed
to
a
ceasefi e
i
Ap il
a d
subseque tly
sig ed
the
Ju e
memo a dum
aimed
at
e di g
the
milita y
co flict
a d
eachi g
a
lasti g
peace
ag eeme t.
The
a a geme t
late
collapsed,
with
I a
a d
the
US
excha gi g
attacks
fo
ea ly
two
weeks
befo e
US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
ab uptly
halted
the
bomba dme t
amid
effo ts
to
evive
the
ag eeme t.