REPORTS OF AN IMMINENT ROUND BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND TEHRAN, AND TABNAK SILENTLY DELETES THE NEWS

REPORTS OF AN IMMINENT ROUND BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND TEHRAN, AND TABNAK SILENTLY DELETES THE NEWS.

Iranian media outlets affiliated with the fundamentalist movement revealed on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) that a new round of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States is imminent, amid escalating tensions in the region following recent attacks targeting sensitive Iranian facilities.

The Tabnak news agency, affiliated with prominent Iranian regime leader Mohsen Rezaei, reported in a report translated by Baghdad Today that the talks could begin in the second half of August and are likely to begin next week. The location or format of the upcoming round was not disclosed.

The agency quoted informed sources as saying that the negotiations will “likely be indirect” and may include the participation of new international parties, but will not be conducted through the mediation of the Sultanate of Oman, as was the case in previous rounds. Remarkably, Tabnak News Agency deleted the news story minutes after publishing it without providing any explanation, raising questions and speculation about internal pressure or a shift in Iran’s official position regarding the timing of the announcement.