Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks

Iran s foreign minister noted Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the U S if there were assurances of no more attacks against it state media revealed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed in a speech to Tehran-based foreign diplomats that Iran has constantly been ready and will be ready in the future for talks about its nuclear project but assurance should be provided that in occurrence of a resumption of talks the trend will not lead to war Referring to the -day Israeli bombardment of Iran s nuclear and military sites and the U S strike on June Araghchi commented that if the U S and others wish to resume talks with Iran first of all there should be a firm guarantee that such actions will not be repeated The attack on Iran s nuclear facilities has made it more intricate and complicated to achieve a resolution based on negotiations Following the strikes Iran suspended cooperation with the U N nuclear watchdog which led to the departure of inspectors Araghchi mentioned that under Iranian law the country will answer the agency s request for cooperation event by development based on Iran s interests He also reported any inspection by the agency should be done based on Iran s shield concerns as well as the safety of the inspectors The hazard of proliferation of radioactive ingredients and an explosion of ammunition that remains from the war in the attacked nuclear sites is serious he explained He also reiterated Iran s position on the need to continue enriching uranium on its soil U S President Donald Trump has insisted that cannot happen Israel proposes it acted because Tehran was within reach of a nuclear weapon U S intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Capacity Agency had assessed Iran last had an organized nuclear weapons activity in though Tehran had been enriching uranium up to a short technical step away from weapons-grade levels of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in an interview published Monday explained the U S airstrikes so badly damaged his country s nuclear facilities that Iranian government still have not been able to access them to survey the destruction Source