The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bajar Ghalibaf, in response to a message from Vance that included a threat: Iran's conditions have been repeatedly clarified to the mediators. The carrot and stick approach is useless with Iran. No progress will be achieved unless Iran's seven conditions are accepted.

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bajar Ghalibaf, in response to a message from Vance that included a threat: Iran's conditions have been repeatedly clarified to the mediators. The carrot and stick approach is useless with Iran. No progress will be achieved unless Iran's seven conditions are accepted.