Iran is ready to resume talks with the US on its nuclear program
Kyiv • UNN
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says he is ready to resume talks with the United States on its nuclear program. The US calls on Iran to stop nuclear escalation and cooperate with the IAEA.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced to the government that he is ready to resume negotiations with the United States on the Iranian nuclear program. This was reported by AR, UNN.
Details
As Khamenei explained, "nothing prevents Iran from communicating with the ‘enemy’.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks set clear red lines for any negotiations that might take place under the government of reformist President Massoud Peseshkian and renewed his warning that Washington should not be trusted.
This does not mean that we cannot interact with the same enemy in certain situations. There's nothing wrong with that, but don't pin your hopes on them
According to the newspaper, Khamenei occasionally called for negotiations with Washington, but abandoned them after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the deal in 2018.
In recent years, Iran and the United States have held indirect talks through the mediation of Oman and Qatar, two of the United States' Middle Eastern partners. Khamenei's statement came a day after the Qatari prime minister visited the country.
Addendum
The U.S. State Department said it would judge Iran's leadership by their actions, not their words.
We have long said that we ultimately see diplomacy as the best way to reach an effective, sustainable solution to Iran's nuclear program. However, we are far from that now, given Iran's escalation in all areas, including its nuclear escalation and refusal to cooperate with the IAEA
In addition, Washington emphasized that noted that if Iran wants to demonstrate seriousness or a new approach, it must "halt nuclear escalation and begin meaningful cooperation with the IAEA.
Recall
Two senior U.S. administration officials told the AP that Iran is increasingly talking about building a nuclear bomb and has made progress in developing a key aspect of such a weapon.
