ABBAS ARAGHCHI, Iran’s Foreign Minister
“I don’t believe negotiations are resumed so quickly, ”said Iranian government official, who admits, however
Iran’s head of diplomacy has removed the hypothesis of a rapid resuming negotiations with the United States about the Iranian nuclear program, reiterating that Tehran has first to ensure that Washington does not launch new attacks.
United States President Donald Trump hinted last week that he could maintain conversations with Iran this week to reactivate the business process.
“I do not believe that negotiations are resumed so quickly ”on Monday, the Iranian Foreign Minister, when questioned by the US station.
“To decide to resume [as negociações]First we need to make sure that the United States do not return to attack with a military attack during negotiations, “said Abbas Aragchi.” We still need time, “added the minister, stressing, however, that that “The doors of diplomacy will never close.”
“We can quickly repair the damage”
Aracho was also questioned about the statements of the leader of the Atomic International Energy Agency (AIEA), Rafael Grossi, who predicted that Iran would have a technical capacity to resume uranium enrichment in “a few months.”
“The technology and science of enrichment cannot be destroyed through bombing“The minister said, days after he will have the cooperation with the agency, who refused to condemn last month’s unhealthy attack.
“If we want to make progress in this sector again, and that will exist, we can quickly repair the damage and recover lost time,” added Araghchi.
“You can’t trust” Trump’s “psychological game”
Hours earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei had accused the US president of “constantly changing positions” about potential agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program, stating that Donald Trump’s behavior is part of “one psychological and media game ”.
In the same statements, the Iranian government denied that the possibility of new bilateral contacts with the United States is on the table.
“In the morning we hear that measures will be adopted and in the afternoon [os Estados Unidos] impose a new packet of sanctions. You cannot trust the changes of position and fluctuations“Bagaei said, referring to the US head of state.
The same spokesman stressed that the positions assumed by Washington raise doubts in the Iranian executive, recalling that the two countries were dialogue when Israel launched the offensive against the country on 13 June.
“They should be considered more in the context of psychological and media games than as a serious statement for dialogue or conflict resolution,” he said.
Baqaei’s statements were released a few hours after the US head of state stated that “it will not offer anything to Iran” in the negotiations about the nuclear program. Trump reiterated that US bombing against facilities in Ford, Esfahan and Natanz on 22 June destroyed Teerão’s nuclear program.
