Tehran: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has emphasized that 'negotiations' is not 'disputation'; nor is it 'dictation, deception, extortion, or coercion.'

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, in a post on his X account on Wednesday, Baqaei stated, "The concept of 'negotiations' requires, at the very least, a genuine attempt to engage in discussions with a view to resolving the dispute (ICJ, Judgement of 1 April 2011, para. 157). It needs 'good faith', then, meaning that 'negotiations' is not 'disputation'; nor is it 'dictation', 'deception', 'extortion', or 'coercion'."

Earlier, Baqaei mentioned that Iran is still in the process of reviewing the latest proposal by the United States to end the war and plans to present its response to the Pakistani mediators.