Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said on Wednesday that Tehran will not come back to talks unless the United States stops making “excessive demands.”
He spoke in Mashhad after arriving for a conference, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA.
Araghchi blamed the pause in back‑channel talks with Washington—and the stalled talks with Europeans about the 2015 nuclear deal—on U.S. pressure. “We are committed to diplomacy, but that does not mean surrendering the rights of the Iranian people,” he said.
He added that negotiations can resume only if the United States changes its approach, treating the talks as a meeting of equals.
The United States had been ready for a sixth round of nuclear talks before Israel carried out surprise airstrikes on Iranian sites, including nuclear facilities and a military base. Those strikes killed senior commanders, scientists, and civilians, Xinhua reported. The strikes targeted the Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan nuclear sites.
Last month, U.S. forces joined the bombing of three Iranian nuclear plants after Israel’s attacks. The U.S. continues to pressure Iran to stop uranium enrichment and to curb its missile program—issues Iran has refused to negotiate on.
On September 23, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei argued that negotiating with the U.S. seems pointless. He said the U.S. has already fixed the outcome of the talks and wants Iran to stop all nuclear activity. Khamenei added that Washington has demanded Iran should not even have medium‑ or short‑range missiles, which would leave Iran defenseless if attacked.
Source: ianslive
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