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Mon · 17 Aug 2026

Iran FM Acknowledges Partial Progress But Denies Deal Is Close

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Iran FM Acknowledges Partial Progress But Denies Deal Is Close

🎙️ TEHRAN — Progress confirmed, deal denied, and Washington blamed for the gap. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: "Institutionalized vacillation" is Tehran's formal on-record indictment of Rubio's dual-track messaging — deal possible plus Israeli self-defense endorsed simultaneously. Iran's FM is signaling to its own hardliners that no capitulation is imminent while keeping the channel open. Markets pricing a near-term MOU just absorbed a direct contradiction from the party that must sign it.

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