Iran demands concrete actions from the US before a new phase of negotiations Iran stated on Friday (6) that a new diplomatic phase depends on concrete actions by the United States. Ali Bagri Khani, deputy secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, declared that Tehran will not accept only commitments on paper, after successive failures attributed to Washington in the last 18 months. The Iranian demands include the lifting of sanctions, the release of frozen resources and war reparations. Offers continue to be routed through Qatar.