It is instead insisting on a permanent deal that includes a US commitment not to attack Iran again. “If a ceasefire is to be established or the war stopped there must be a guarantee that aggressive actions against Iran will not be repeated. But the overall mood among Iranian regime figures is that it is going to survive and should not at this stage seek any agreement. Iran remains.”Iranian diplomats argue that after two previous rounds of diplomatic talks being cut short by US-Israeli airstrikes, there is simply no basis to reach an agreement. “Over the course of 24 hours you could sense the shift in Iranian public opinion from a war against regime to a war on Iran,” he said.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2026 17:03 UTC