Iran says any possible talks with US would focus only on nuclear issue
Any possible talks between Iran and the United States would be limited to the nuclear file, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.
Any possible talks between Iran and the United States would be limited to the nuclear file, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Araghchi said Washington had often raised missile and regional topics in past discussions, but Iran’s position was unchanged. “If there are talks with the US, they will only concern the nuclear issue,” he said.
Araghchi also added that Tehran currently has no plans for talks with the US and therefore sees no need for mediation.
Earlier this month, Araghchi told Al Jazeera that Iran would not stop uranium enrichment or hold talks over its missile program and warned that any new Israeli attack would have “bad consequences.”
He said Iran managed the June conflict with Israel effectively and prevented it from spreading to the wider region. The minister said several nuclear sites were damaged but that enrichment technology remained intact and nuclear material was still located at the bombed facilities.
On Sunday, Araghchi accused Israel of misleading Washington with what he called a fabricated nuclear threat and urged President Donald Trump to change course. He said Israel and the US attacked Iranian nuclear sites under “false pretenses” and cited comments from the UN atomic watchdog and Oman’s foreign minister confirming that Iran was not developing nuclear weapons.
Araghchi said Tehran’s nuclear work remains peaceful and that diplomacy, not confrontation, guides its policy. He added that Iran and Oman hold regular consultations every six months, alternating between Tehran and Muscat.
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iranian facilities in June after talks over Tehran’s nuclear program collapsed. A ceasefire ended the 12-day conflict, but inspections of damaged sites remain suspended under Iranian law.
