In an interview with Malaysia's Astro Awani on July 27, 2026, Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Emamian, a faculty member at Amirkabir University of Technology and co-founder of the Governance and Policy Think Tank, discussed the conditions under which a new agreement between Iran and the United States might be credible.
- Iran is not seeking political assurances. Given Donald Trump's record of unpredictability and unreliability, Tehran would prioritize immediate and tangible outcomes over verbal or political guarantees.
- Any meaningful agreement would need to produce concrete results, including sanctions relief, access to frozen assets, and compensation for damage caused by recent attacks on Iran.
- The earlier ceasefire memorandum, signed in June to create a sixty-day window for negotiations, collapsed within weeks amid mutual allegations of violations and renewed military attacks.
- Without clear and enforceable implementation mechanisms, Iran will remain cautious about political commitments made by the current U.S. administration.