Iran accuses US of 'excessive demands'

Published May 23, 2026 Updated May 23, 2026 10:57am

Tehran has accused the United States of “excessive demands”, Iranian media said, according to AFP.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a call with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Tehran was engaged in the diplomatic process despite “repeated betrayals of diplomacy and military aggression against Iran, along with contradictory positions and repeated excessive demands” by the United States, according to the ministry.