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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on November 7 that the Islamic Republic is open to talks, but would not coerced into abandoning its nuclear and missile programs.
“We are willing to hold talks under international frameworks, but not if they say you can’t have a science, or the right to defend yourself or else we will bomb you,” Pezeshkian said, according to state media. “We want to live in this world in peace and security, but not be humiliated, and it is not acceptable that they impose upon us whatever they want and we just serve them.”
“They supply arms to Israel while they tell us not to have missiles for defense, then they bomb us whenever they want,” he added, apparently referring to the United States.
The U.S. joined the Israeli short war on Iran last June, attacking three of the Islamic Republic’s most important nuclear facilities before the war came to an end on June 24. The war, which started on June 13, came as Iran and the U.S. were set to hold their sixth round of nuclear talks.
In September, United Nations sanctions were reimposed on Iran after the so-called “snapback mechanism” from the 2015 nuclear deal was triggered by the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Pezeshkian’s latest remarks came right after President Donald Trump claimed Iran had asked if the U.S. could lift its sanctions.
“Iran has been asking if the sanctions could be lifted. Iran has got very heavy US sanctions, and it makes it really hard for them to do what they’d like to be able to do,” Trump told reporters at the White House on November 6, according to Reuters.
“And I’m open to hearing that, and we’ll see what happens, but I would be open to it,” he added.
Earlier in the week, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the defense and missile capabilities of the Islamic Republic have improved since the 12-day war, stressing that any future talks wont include these issues.
“The missile and regional issues have always been brought up, and our position has always been clear: if any talks are to take place, they will be limited solely to the nuclear issue,” Araghchi said on November 5, according to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA).
The recent developments came amid reports suggesting that Iran is developing an intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 10,000 kilometers. The rumors were attributed to the Tasnim News Agency. If accurate, the range would extend Iranian strike capability to Europe and parts of North America, including the U.S. mainland.
All in all, both sides appear to be open for talks. However, Iran should be really careful about the intentions of the U.S., as there are some indications that Israel is reading another attack.
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