Shafaq News/ On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchinoted that sanctions alone have failed to force Tehran into concessions.
Araghchi told reporters that missile and defensecapabilities give Iranian negotiators leverage, “as they deter the other sidefrom considering any military misadventure.”
“If the Americans were capable of breaking Iran throughsanctions, they would have continued to do so and never resorted tonegotiations,” he said, pointing out that while sanctions have strained theIranian people, “they have not broken them.”
Responding to inconsistencies in Washington’s messaging,Araghchi noted that Iranian negotiators had observed contradictory signals fromthe United States. He questioned whether this reflected internal disarray inWashington or a deliberate negotiation tactic.
He also affirmed that Iran’s negotiation strategy isgrounded in firmness and consistency. Among those principles is the defense ofIran’s right to nuclear energy—including uranium enrichment—which remainsnon-negotiable.
The Iranian FM revealed that the ultimate objective of thenegotiations is not only to secure nuclear rights but also to lift sanctions.Tehran has no objection to the presence of American companies in sectors suchas oil, gas, and automotive manufacturing, and the restrictions stem from USpolicy, not Iranian resistance, he stressed.
The Trump administration presented Iran with a formalproposal for a new nuclear agreement during the fourth round of negotiationsheld on May 11 in Oman, Axios reported citing US sources. It was the firstwritten offer conveyed by White House envoy Steve Witkoff since discussionsbegan on April 12.
Iran’s FM took the US proposal back to Tehran forconsultations with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian,and other top officials. The American proposal reportedly outlines parametersfor a civilian nuclear program and includes detailed requirements formonitoring and verification.
The move followed earlier Iranian submissions: during thefirst round, Araghchi presented initial proposals that Witkoff declined toengage with, saying the timing wasn’t right. However, in the third round,Witkoff accepted an updated Iranian document, prompting both sides to exchangefollow-up questions. A fifth round of negotiations has not yet been scheduled.
Meanwhile, European diplomats from the UK, France, andGermany are expected to meet Iranian counterparts in Istanbul on Friday. TheseEuropean countries “decided to trigger [snapback] sanctions under the 2015nuclear deal if no new deal is reached by August,” Axios quoted European Diplomats.
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