Iran: Bakri Kani says the US canceled 4 rounds of negotiations by violating commitments Bakri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said Iran has the right not to be satisfied with written US commitments before starting a new round of negotiations. He also said that the transfer of Russian gas to Iran and the North-South Corridor are strategic projects that will end the hopes of several powers, including the United States, to put pressure on Iran.