Iran’s foreign minister vowed on Sunday that Tehran will never abandon uranium enrichment, even if it means facing war with the United States, sharpening a tense standoff over its nuclear program. The Islamic Republic “has paid a very heavy price for its peaceful nuclear program and for uranium enrichment,” Abbas Araghchi claimed during a forum in the capital, according to AFP.
“Why do we insist so much on enrichment and refuse to give it up even if a war is imposed on us? Because no one has the right to dictate our behavior,” he continued. He also commented on the U.S. military deployment in the region, asserting the show of force “does not scare us Araghchi spoke two days after meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff in Oman. President Donald Trump describedFriday’s nuclear talks as “very good.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian echoed that assessment in a Sunday post on X, writing in Persian: “The Iran-U.S. talks, held through the follow-up efforts of friendly governments in the region, were a step forward. Dialogue has always been our strategy for peaceful resolution. Our logic on the nuclear issue is the explicit rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Iranian nation has always responded to respect with respect, but it does not tolerate the language of force.” (Ed note: Is this not a "in your face, Trump" from Araghchi? Iran's Ayatollah has a single mission, and that to produce a nuclear weapon to annihilate the Jewish race.) (Read More)
