In reaction to Obama’s remarks in G8 meeting a state run news agency wrote: “Barak Obama in Camp David, with a different attitude than before Istanbul negotiations, brought up the policy of pressure and diplomacy again and in fact went back to American political literature of pre-Istanbul negotiations time.
 
On May 21, State run Fars News Agency, News organ of IRGC, added: … the Americans deceitfully intended to hold Istanbul negotiations to convey to the public that Iran is guilty of the failure of the next probable negotiations…. A few days ago, in an article, Washington Post accentuated that Obama should outline the military measures.”