Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Iran is willing to discuss negotiations regarding nuclear weapons if approached with respect in an interview published by Iran's Tasnim News on Wednesday.
He warned, however, that if the US would use past tactics of putting pressure on Iran as it did in US President-elect Trump’s first term, they would be met with equal resistance.
“If the US continues its path of maximum pressure, we will respond accordingly,” Araghchi said to Tasnim News. Araghchi added, “If the other side refuses this path [of fair negotiations], it is natural for us to continue on our own way, as we have done in recent years and will continue to do now." Later, in the interview with Tasnim News, the foreign minister attributed credit to Iran’s military capabilities, stating that without their power, there would be no interest in negotiations. (Read More)
