Admin I Friday, August 01, 2025
TEHRAN, Iran – The Islamic Republic of Iran has outlined conditions for resumption of diplomacy after the attacks on its nuclear facilities by the United States and Israel.
Speaking in an interview with the Financial Times, Foreign Minister of Iran, Abbas Araghchi said for resumption of diplomacy after the attacks, the United States must compensate the Islamic Republic of Iran and agree to new positions for resumption of nuclear talks with the Trump administration.
“They should explain to us why they attacked us in the middle of . . . negotiations, and they have to ensure that they are not going to repeat that during future talks.
“And they have to compensate Iran for the damage that they have done.”
Araqchi said he and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff exchanged messages with each other during and since the war, with the Iranian telling the American there needed to be a “win-win solution” to resolve the years-long stand-off over Iran’s nuclear programme.
According to him, the road to negotiation is narrow but it’s not impossible.
“I need to convince my hierarchy that if we go for negotiation, the other side is coming with real determination for a win-win deal,” he said.
Araqchi said Witkoff has tried to convince him that it is possible and has proposed resuming talks.
“We need real confidence-building measures from their side. My message to Witkoff is not that complicated.
“I said the recent aggression proved there is no military solution for Iran’s nuclear programme, but a negotiated solution can be found.”
Araqchi said a new enrichment plant near Isfahan which Tehran had days before the conflict activated in response to censure by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors — was also attacked.
“As far as I know, the preparations were made but it was not active when it was attacked,” Araqchi said.
Araghchi said the war had fostered mounting resistance to negotiations within Iran’s ruling establishment but that the Islamic Republic was committed to a peaceful, civilian programme and would not change its doctrine and would abide by a two-decade old fatwa issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forbidding the development of nuclear weapons.
He said the war had only deepened distrust of President Donald Trump, who during his first term abandoned a 2015 deal Iran signed with the Obama administration and other world powers.
“Anti-negotiation feelings are very high. People are telling me, ‘Don’t waste your time anymore, don’t be cheated by them . . . if they come to negotiations it’s only a cover-up for their other intentions.’
“We can negotiate, they can present their argument and we will present our own argument,” Araqchi said but that Iran will have nothing to do with “ zero enrichment”.
