WASHINGTON: Iranian Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday (Jun 30) dominated out a fast resumption of talks with the USA and mentioned Tehran will first want assurances it is not going to be attacked once more.
Araghchi, in an interview with CBS Night Information, was requested about US President Donald Trump’s remarks that nuclear negotiations with Iran might resume as early as this week.
“I do not assume negotiations will restart as rapidly as that,” the Iranian international minister mentioned.
“To ensure that us to resolve to reengage, we must first make sure that America is not going to revert again to focusing on us in a army assault through the negotiations,” Araghchi mentioned.
“I believe with all these issues we nonetheless want extra time,” he mentioned, though “the doorways of diplomacy won’t ever slam shut”.
Araghchi was additionally requested about an evaluation from the top of the UN’s nuclear watchdog that Iran would likely be able to begin to produce enriched uranium in a matter of months.
“One can not obliterate the know-how and science for enrichment by means of bombings,” he mentioned.
“If there may be this may on our half, and the desire exists so as to as soon as once more make progress on this trade, we can expeditiously restore the damages and make up for the misplaced time.”
The Iranian international minister mentioned Tehran was ready to defend itself if attacked once more.
“We confirmed and proved throughout this 12-day imposed battle that we have now the power to defend ourselves and we’ll proceed to take action ought to any aggression be launched in opposition to us,” he mentioned.
