Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday shrugged off US threats. Abbas Araghchi made it clear that despite the ongoing talks with America, Iran will never give up uranium enrichment. He said that Iran is not going to be afraid of the threat of war from America or military deployment in the region.
At an event in Tehran, Abbas Araghchi said that Iran’s trust in Washington is very low and he also doubts whether America is taking the talks seriously or not. He said that Iran is also consulting its strategic partners China and Russia regarding these talks.
Why did Araghchi speak on the deployment of American warships?
Araghchi said Iran’s insistence on uranium enrichment is because no country can dictate its behavior. Referring to the deployment of the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, he said that Iran is not afraid of this.
It is noteworthy that Iran and America have resumed talks in Oman for the first time after the 12-day war with Israel in June last year. In these talks, Iran wants to remove US economic sanctions and in return is talking about offering some confidence-building measures related to the nuclear program.
‘Our strength is our ability to say no to superpowers’
Western countries and Israel allege that Iran is trying to make a nuclear bomb, which Iran has rejected. Araghchi said Iran is not seeking any nuclear weapons and its real strength is its ability to say ‘no’ to the superpowers.
Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has described Iran’s nuclear program as a threat to world peace. The US and Israel want the talks to include issues like Iran’s ballistic missile program and support to regional armed organizations, but Iran has refused to make these a part of the talks.
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Araghchi said the continuation of sanctions and military activities raise questions about America’s diplomatic commitment and Iran will monitor the situation and decide on further talks.
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