‘Uranium enrichment will not stop’: Iran rules out nuclear talks under U.S. pressure
Iran will not resume nuclear deal negotiations with the
United States as long as Washington continues to “dictate” its terms, Iran’s
ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said in an interview with
CBS
News on June 29.
Iravani insisted that Iran’s nuclear program “will always
remain peaceful.” He called uranium enrichment “an inseparable right” of his
country.
Asked whether Tehran plans to resume uranium enrichment,
Iravani responded, “I think enrichment will never stop.”
He said Iran is willing to return to the negotiating table
with the United States over the nuclear agreement.
At the same time, the Iranian envoy clarified that
negotiations must be “a process of mutual compromise.”
“Unconditional surrender is not negotiation. That’s
dictating policy to us. If they’re ready for talks, so are we. But if they want
to dictate, then no negotiations are possible,” Iravani said.
NBC News previously reported that Steve Witkoff, special
envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, is planning to hold talks with Iran soon
to propose a new nuclear deal.
On June 22, the United States launched airstrikes on three
nuclear facilities inside Iran, including the Fordow plant and enrichment sites
in Natanz and Isfahan. President Donald Trump announced that the targets had
been destroyed. He also said Iran had reached a ceasefire agreement with
Israel.
On June 24, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared
that his country had achieved a “historic victory” following the end of the
12-day war with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also called
the war’s conclusion a “historic victory” for his people.
That same day, CNN, citing intelligence sources, reported
that the U.S. airstrikes had not destroyed the key elements of Iran’s nuclear
program but had likely only delayed it for several months.
On June 29, Rafael Grossi, director general of the
International Atomic Energy Agency, said Iran would likely be able to restart
enriched uranium production within months despite damage to several nuclear
sites from U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Also on June 29, reports emerged that Iran had begun repair
work at its underground nuclear facility in Natanz following the U.S.
airstrikes.
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