Iran said Sunday that he would consider nuclear negotiations with the United States, but only with regard to the external concerns of the “militarization potential” of the program, instead of a total shutdown.
The publication of Iran’s mission to the United Nations occurred one day after the country’s supreme leader criticized what he described as “intimidation” tactics, insisting on negotiations after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, threatened military action.
“If the objective of the negotiations is to address the concerns in the face of any possible militarization of Iran’s nuclear program, such discussions may be subject to consideration,” said the post.
“However, if the objective is the dismantling of the Pacific Nuclear Program of Iran to affirm that what Obama failed to have achieved now has been achieved, such negotiations will never take place,” he continued.
The Post referred to the nuclear agreement formally known as the Comprehensive Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), beaten between Tehran and the main powers in 2015 under the then US president Barack Obama. The agreement had offered relief of sanctions in exchange for limits in Iran’s nuclear activities.
Trump abandoned him during his first term in 2018 and reimposed radical sanctions against Iran. Tehran fulfilled the terms of another year before beginning to reverse his commitments. Since then, its enrichment of uranium has increased far beyond the limits established by the JCPOA.
American officials now estimate that Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a matter of weeks if you choose to do it.
On Friday, Trump said he had written to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatolá Ali Khamenei, urging new conversations about the country’s nuclear program, but warns about the possible military action if he refuses.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had not yet received any letter from the president of the United States for Saturday.
“Some thug governments, I really don’t know more appropriate term for some foreign figures and leaders than the word intimidation, insist on negotiations,” Khamenei told officials on Saturday, after Trump’s threat. “Their negotiations are not intended to solve problems, they aim to dominate,” he added.
Tehran, in recent months, has been dedicated to diplomatic efforts with the three European parties to the agreement, Great Britain, France and Germany, aimed at solving problems related to their nuclear ambitions.
