Speaking to the Iranian parliament’s official news outlet and quoted by the Russian TASS news agency, Araqchi stated, “We have expressed our point of view, so we adhere to diplomacy and the path of negotiations, but only indirectly. Of course, it must be recognized that not a single negotiation stage has taken place so far.”
“The United States can only dream,” Araqchi said, dismissing parallels with the Libyan model, which saw Tripoli renounce its weapons of mass destruction. His comments come amid tensions between the US and Iran, after Iran recently rejected President Donald Trump’s offer for direct talks, which was outlined in a letter sent by Trump to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump recently warned that “bad things” would happen to Iran if it does not agree to a deal on its nuclear program. (Ed note: It's coming, have you gotten your copy of Bill Salus' great book, "Nuclear Showdown in Iran"?) (Read More)
