Even before Iran cut off direct diplomacy with the U.S., it was sticking to a hard-line position in negotiations and showed no signs of backing down, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Tehran told Pakistan, which is mediating talks, that it believed it was winning and that it retained 15,000 missiles and 45,000 drones in its arsenal.


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