--- title: "Iran says 60-day US talks deadline no longer relevant" description: "Most outlets reported that Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, stated the 60-day deadline for negotiations with the US had “lost its relevance.” Dawn described Iran’s denial of the deadline’s existence in the MoU, while Aaj News (English) framed it as the deadline having lost relevance due to US actions, quoting Baqaei’s reference to “flagrant” violations." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3580-iran-says-60-day-us-talks-deadline-has-lost-its-relevance site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Iran says 60-day US talks deadline no longer relevant world · latest filing 17 Aug 2026, 5:43 PM PKT · 17 Aug 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, stated the 60-day deadline for negotiations with the US had “lost its relevance.” Dawn described Iran’s denial of the deadline’s existence in the MoU, while Aaj News (English) framed it as the deadline having lost relevance due to US actions, quoting Baqaei’s reference to “flagrant” violations. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Iran says 60-day US talks deadline lost relevance](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539682/iran-says-60-day-us-talks-deadline-lost-relevance/) · 17 Aug 2026, 5:43 PM PKT > Iran says the 60-day period for talks with Washington has lost relevance after alleged US violations. Tehran says negotiations never began under the memorandum. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei rejected claims that the memorandum imposed a fixed 60-day deadline. He said Iran does not formulate policy under pressure, ultimatums, or time limits. Read more: Iran rejects […] - **Aaj News (English)** — [Iran says 60-day US talks deadline has ‘lost its relevance’](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330468223/iran-says-60-day-us-talks-deadline-has-lost-its-relevance) · 17 Aug 2026, 2:29 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that a 60-day period outlined for negotiations with the United States had “lost its relevance” following Washington’s “flagrant” violations of a memorandum of understanding signed on June 17. Speaking at a weekly press briefing in Tehran, Baqaei said the memorandum did not impose a 60-day deadline on Iran and stressed that Tehran ... - **Dawn** — [Iran says 'no such thing' as 60-day deadline in MoU with US](https://www.dawn.com/news/2023419/iran-says-no-such-thing-as-60-day-deadline-in-mou-with-us) · 17 Aug 2026, 2:06 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Esmaeil Baqaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said on Monday that there was “no such thing as a 60-day deadline” under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States. Iran’s semi-official outlet ISNA said Baqaei made the remarks when asked about the timeframe mentioned in negotiations with Washington during a press briefing. The remarks also came as the 60-day wi... - **The Express Tribune** — [Iran says 60-day deadline 'lost its relevance' after US ‘violations’ of memorandum](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624387/iran-says-60-day-deadline-lost-its-relevance-after-us-violations-of-memorandum) · 17 Aug 2026, 1:04 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Says that Iran never formulates its policies under pressure, ultimatums or time limits ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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