Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on Saturday that his country would welcome a potential “fair and balanced” nuclear proposal from the United States, but has not yet received any offer for negotiations, according to Reuters.
“If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, we will certainly consider it,” Araqchi told state television.
He underscored that Tehran would never abandon its “right to enrich uranium.”
However, Tehran is ready to take confidence-building measures concerning “the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.”
“Of course, this is conditional on the other side also taking steps to build trust — by lifting part of the sanctions,” Araqchi added.
He also mentioned that Tehran has been exchanging messages with Washington through mediators.
The European powers, the US and Israel accuse Tehran of using its nuclear program to develop nuclear weapons.
Iran has denied this accusation and said that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
Iran and the US held five rounds of nuclear talks before Israel targeted Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13.
However, these talks faced key stumbling blocks such as uranium enrichment on Iranian soil, a step met with utter rejection by European powers which claimed that Tehran is enriching uranium for unpeaceful purposes.
Reimposition of Sanctions on Iran
On September 28, the E3_ Britain, France, and Germany_ reimposed sanctions on Tehran after they claimed that Iran has violated a 2015 deal that aimed at halting it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Consequently, Britain added 71 new designations to its sanctions list, targeting senior officials involved in Iran’s nuclear program along with major financial and energy institutions.
Those targeted by the British sanctions will face asset freezes, financial restrictions, and travel bans.
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