Iranian Foreign Minister: "Ready for Fair and Balanced Nuclear Talks with US"

Iran Will Not Relinquish Uranium Enrichment Rights

According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on October 12 (local time), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran is ready to engage in fair and balanced nuclear negotiations with the United States.

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Minister Araghchi made these remarks during an interview with the state broadcaster IRIB the previous day, addressing the potential resumption of talks with the United States.

Minister Araghchi said that if the United States presents a plan to safeguard Iran's interests, Iran would certainly review it. He added, "We are prepared to negotiate on equal footing to protect mutual interests, based on reciprocal respect."

He emphasized that the Iranian nuclear issue is the sole agenda for negotiations, stating that Iran will not relinquish its right to enrich uranium and that enriched uranium will be used solely for peaceful purposes.

Regarding the resumption of talks with the three European countries-Britain, France, and Germany (E3)-Minister Araghchi said, "Currently, there is no basis for negotiations with Europe."

The E3 determined that Iran had violated the 2015 nuclear agreement (JCPOA) and initiated the process of restoring sanctions under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231. As a result, on September 28, United Nations sanctions on Iran were reinstated for the first time in ten years.

The sanctions include restrictions on Iran's oil, banking, and financial sectors, as well as an arms embargo. In addition, there are prohibitions on uranium enrichment and reprocessing, bans on the transfer and activities related to ballistic missile technology, and global asset freezes and travel bans on Iranian individuals and entities.

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