Iran is ready to renegotiate the nuclear deal, as Donald Trump stated. Earlier, the American president had said that Iran must do “two things” to avoid military action, as the US reinforces its forces in the Gulf. “First, no nuclear weapons. And second, stop killing protesters. We have many, very large, very powerful ships sailing toward Iran right now and it would be wonderful if we didn’t have to use them.”
Trump made his latest statements during the premiere of a documentary about his wife Melania. Two days earlier, Trump had written on Truth Social: “I hope Iran will sit down at the table quickly and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS.”
He warned that “a massive fleet is heading toward Iran” and that it is “ready, willing and able to quickly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary.”
Nuclear deal: Iran’s response
In response, Araghchi had said: “Iran has always welcomed a mutually beneficial, fair and equitable NUCLEAR DEAL – on an equal basis and without coercion, threats and intimidation – which ensures Iran’s rights to PEACEFUL nuclear technology and guarantees [that there will be] NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.”
“Such weapons have no place in our security calculations and we have NEVER sought to acquire them,” he added.
For his part, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had stated that the armed forces are ready “with finger on the trigger” to “respond immediately and dynamically” to any aggressive action. The Iranian Foreign Minister met on Friday in Istanbul for talks with Hakan Fidan, focusing on preventing the threat of military action by the US.
There he declared that Tehran is ready for the resumption of talks with the United States, but these must be fair and must not include the country’s defensive capabilities. “If the negotiations are fair and equitable, Iran is ready to participate in such talks,” Araghchi said at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan.
