Diplomacy ‘already failed’, negotiations ‘can’t be revived’
Tehran-based analyst Hamidreza Gholamzadeh says that following the Israeli attacks, Iran no longer sees diplomacy as a viable way forward.
Speaking to Al Jazeeera, he said the recent talks with the US were supposed to prevent a conflict and help Iran benefit from the removal of sanctions.
“But it did not go the way it was supposed to go,” said Gholamzadeh, director at the DiploHouse think tank.
He added that the US-Israeli alignment has undermined diplomacy which, he said, has “already failed”.
“I don’t think the negotiations can be revived, at least in any time soon,” Gholamzadeh argued.
“With the position the Americans have taken so far, it’s proved that negotiations were part of the strategy with the Israelis … they have been working together.