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Araghchi: Iran not to negotiate on enrichment, missile program
‘Israel will face another defeat in any future conflict’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the Islamic Republic will not give up its capacity to enrich uranium and will never negotiate on its missile program to reach an agreement on its nuclear program.
Araghchi said in an interview with Al Jazeera that Tehran is ready to hold talks to remove concerns about its peaceful nuclear program, stressing that it is possible to reach a fair agreement. However, he noted that the United States has set “unacceptable conditions.”
He was referring to the US demands for zero uranium enrichment in Iran and limits on its range of its missile.
“We will not negotiate on our missile program, and no rational person would agree to be disarmed. Halting uranium enrichment is not possible, and what cannot be taken through war, cannot be given away through politics,” Iran’s top diplomat said.
Referring to talks with the US on Iran’s nuclear program, he said that Iran has no desire for direct talks with Washington, but can reach an agreement through indirect negotiations, he added.
On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked aggression against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that killed at least 1,064 people in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
The strikes came as Iran and the US were at the midst of the nuclear negotiations.
The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law.
On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the aggressions.
Referring to a possible confrontation between Iran and Israel in the future, Araghchi said that Iran anticipates any aggressive action by the Israeli regime and is prepared for all scenarios.
“We are at the highest state of readiness at all levels, and Israel will face another defeat in any future conflict. We gained significant experience from previous war and tested our missiles in real combat. Any aggressive move by Israel will have dire consequences,” he added.
Araghchi emphasized that Israel attempted to expand conflict in the region by targeting Iranian oil facilities.
“We managed the war with Israel carefully and prevented it from spreading across the region,” he said, adding that Israel would not have initiated war without US approval.