TEHRAN, Nov 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said yesterday that, Western governments have renewed calls to resume talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, after “failing” to achieve their objectives through recent military action.
Araghchi said, the appeals for dialogue were “natural” after Western powers “did not achieve what they were after, regarding Iran’s nuclear programme through military attacks,” adding that, there is no military solution to the dispute.
He said, Iran would not accept negotiations conducted through pressure, saying, talks must be based on “reasonable and logical” principles, rather than “dictating and bullying.”
Araghchi said, the United States and Israel had failed to meet any of their goals, through the latest conflict, adding that, while airstrikes could damage nuclear facilities, they could not destroy Iran’s technological capabilities, or the resolve of its people. “Our facilities were destroyed, but our technology remains, and our will is even stronger,” he said.
He said, Iran has always been ready for serious negotiations under the right conditions, and reiterated that, diplomacy remains “the ultimate solution” for resolving disputes in the region.
Iran and the United States had held five rounds of indirect, Oman-mediated talks, on the nuclear issue and U.S. sanctions relief, and were preparing for a sixth round, when Israel launched major airstrikes on June 13, on nuclear and military sites in Iran, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians. On June 22, U.S. forces struck the Iranian nuclear facilities at Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan.– NNN-IRNA
