Iran has made it clear that it will not negotiate with the United States under “intimidation”. The remarks came after the Trump administration wanted to put pressure on the regime by ending the sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from the country.
Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media platform X,” Iran’s nuclear energy program has always been—and will always remain—entirely peaceful. There is fundamentally, therefore, no such thing as its “potential militarization”.
We will NOT negotiate under pressure and intimidation. We will NOT even consider it, no matter what the subject may be. Negotiation is different from bullying and issuing diktats.
We are now consulting with the E3—and separately with Russia and China—on equal footing and mutual respect. The aim is to explore ways to build more confidence and transparency in our nuclear energy program in return for the lifting of unlawful sanctions.
In the past, the US enjoyed respect from Iran whenever it was respectful in its discourse, and it was confronted whenever it adopted a threatening posture. Every action compels a reaction.”
Earlier, Iran’s Mission to the United Nations hinted that they might be considering US concerns about the potential militarisation of its nuclear programme.
Trump made it clear that his administration’s policy against Iran will put ‘maximum pressure’ on the country. The US State Department said the administration’s decision not to renew Iraq’s sanctions waiver was taken to ensure that Iran should not get any economic gains.
