A top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned that the U.S. has four or five days to implement Iranian conditions "all at once" before Tehran decides its next move. The statement counters reports of a diplomatic breakthrough, with Mohammad Marandi, a state TV pundit and member of Iran's delegation to Pakistan-mediated talks, stating on Friday that indirect negotiations with the U.S. have made no progress. Marandi asserted that the region is now moving toward further escalation.

Marandi specifically accused Persian Gulf states of aiding a "Trump-Bessent conspiracy" against the Iranian people and becoming complicit in a war against Iran. While close to the political establishment, Marandi's comments were not issued as official government policy, though they reflect the views of influential figures in Tehran regarding the failure of the current diplomatic track.