“Tehran and Washington have diplomatic contacts and are discussing the issue of Iran’s nuclear program through mediators,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic Abbas Araghchi today.
According to him, in addition to mediated negotiations, there are also contacts with Great Britain, Germany and France.
At the same time, the Iranian Foreign Minister noted that Tehran is not going to join negotiations with the Americans under pressure.
“If we start negotiations with the United States in the” maximum pressure “imposed on the opposite side, it will mean that we enter the negotiation process from the very beginning,” said Araghchi.
US President Donald Trump last week stated that he wants to sign a new agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, and that he sent a letter to Iran’s spiritual leader. The head of the White House did not provide details about the content of the letter, but he insisted that the issue will be resolved either by negotiations or military means. “We cannot afford to have nuclear weapons,” Trump said.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshki responded, rejects negotiations with the United States if they should take place under orders and threats. Earlier, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that Iran could not be pressured on negotiations.
In 2018, during Trump, the United States was unilaterally out of the nuclear agreement and puts restrictions on Tehran. The United States still states that it intends to bring pressure on Iran to the maximum level to renounce its nuclear aspirations.