Referring to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statements regarding Tehran's "unacceptable" demands, Mohammad Kaidi, a lecturer in international relations, said that the Islamic Republic of Iran did not back down from its previous demands even after the mid-term elections, and the hope of changing Tehran's position did not materialize.
He added that Rubio sees the continuation of the naval blockade as a way to increase the pressure, which may change the calculations of the Islamic Republic and the conditions for reaching an agreement.