President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed parliament on Sunday during the impeachment of Economy and Finance minister Abdolnaser Hemmati, where he outlined his evolving views on negotiations with the United States. According to Pezeshkian, “I was of the opinion that there needs to be dialogue, but when the Supreme Leader said there should be no talks with America, I said we will not negotiate with America, period.”
These comments appear to suggest that if Iran’s government is going to change its stance on negotiations, it will be at the behest of Khamenei rather than Pezeshkian or other government officials.