NNA – ldquo;When I agreed to present a keynote address beforenbsp;@carnegienpp, Iran and the U.S. had not yet set dates for the next round of talks, which begin at the expert level on Wednesday and at the principals#39; level on Saturday,quot; Araghchi wrote on X.

quot;As I underscore in my prepared remarks, Iran has no intention to negotiate in public.quot;

quot;My address also makes clear that certain Special Interest groups are laboring to manipulate the course of diplomacy by smearing negotiators and goading the U.S. administration into making maximalist demands.quot;

quot;I am accustomed to tough questions from journalists and ordinary concerned citizens alike. But turning my keynote address into an open Qamp;A would either turn the event into a public negotiation, which I am not willing to countenance, or be unsatisfactory for an audience probably looking for details on where the talks might go. I regret that my intended host was neither cognizant nor considerate of these sensitive dynamics.quot;

quot;Those who are interested in what I planned to say are welcome to read my speech, shared below in full.quot;

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