Both the United States and Iran differ on the negotiation issue, and experts say there is no hope of resuming talks in the short term

Odaily Planet Daily reported that local time on July 10, US President Trump posted on his social media “Truth Social,” saying that Iran wants to continue “negotiations” with the US and that the US has agreed to continue talks. On July 10, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei said Iran has never raised a demand to negotiate with the US, but agreed to allow intermediaries to visit Iran. Middle East issue expert Wang Jin said that dialogue between the US and Iran is likely difficult to resume in the short term, because for both the US and Iran, the conflict is still ongoing.

For both sides, the current basis of trust is extremely fragile and cannot establish a relatively suitable atmosphere for dialogue in the short term. More importantly, whether it is public opinion in the United States or public opinion in Iran, there is doubt about the restoration of dialogue between the US and Iran. Especially considering that during the funeral of Iran’s former top leader Khamenei, the US launched related attacks, which also means Iran will find it difficult to fully trust the US in the short term; therefore, it is difficult to restore dialogue in the short term. But this does not mean that the peace mechanism has been completely lost. On the one hand, Qatar, Oman, including Pakistan—these countries are still carrying out uninterrupted mediation, hoping to re-encourage and help the US and Iran build communication channels. (CCTV News)