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Iran Sets 7 Conditions for US Negotiations, Citing 'Clear Message'
- •Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, announced Iran has set seven conditions for negotiations with the US.
- •Rezaei stated Tehran's message is unambiguous: Washington must accept Iran's rights and conditions to resolve the current quagmire.
- •The announcement follows a UN fact-finding mission report accusing the US of war crimes for two strikes in Iran, including one on a school.
- •The UN mission concluded that US forces were responsible for indiscriminate attacks on a primary school and a sports center, causing civilian casualties and damage.
- •The White House rejected the UN findings, while the UN also found Iran committed crimes against humanity in its response to anti-government protests.
Key Questions Answered
Mohsen Rezaei announced that Iran has laid down seven conditions for starting any negotiations with the US government and that Washington must accept Iran's rights, but he did not explicitly spell out all seven conditions in his statement. However, broader reports indicate terms such as ending the conflict, lifting sanctions, releasing frozen assets, and recognizing sovereign rights.
The UN fact-finding mission concluded that there were reasonable grounds to believe US forces were responsible for two military strikes in February—including one on a primary school in Minab and another on a sports center in Lamerd—which resulted in civilian casualties and constituted war crimes. The White House rejected these findings, claiming Iran was the only party committing war crimes.
The UN investigation found that Iranian authorities carried out a widespread and systematic attack against civilians during anti-government protests that began in late December. This included unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, and severe restrictions on freedom of expression, with the actual death toll believed to be considerably higher than official figures.
