During Putin visit, Iran blames US for failed peace talks – POLITICO

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed the U.S. for the failure of peace negotiations, calling Washington’s demands “excessive” during a visit to Russia on Monday.

“There were some signs of progress in the negotiations. The American approach meant that the previous round of negotiations failed to achieve its goals, despite the progress made,” he told reporters upon arrival in St. Petersburg, according to Russian state media. Araghchi added, “This happened because of their excessive demands and [their] wrong approaches.”

Araghchi is set to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin about the conflict in the Middle East later Monday.