The head and members of the Iranian negotiation team learned at the start of the talks in Geneva that a handshake scene and joint photo ceremony between the Iranian and American delegations had been planned.
A source stated that the American delegation and meeting organizers had made this plan.
The Iranian negotiators objected to these protocol practices and declared they would not participate in a photo shoot with the American delegation.
Following the Iranian delegation's objection and refusal to attend the ceremony, the live broadcast and photography were stopped. The Iranian delegation then entered the meeting room.
It was learned that the American delegation asked the Iranian team for five minutes for journalists to leave the venue where the negotiations were taking place. The photo ceremony was held before the negotiations, without the participation of the Iranian delegation.