Iran has confirmed it will resume nuclear negotiations with European powers this Friday in Istanbul, marking the first diplomatic engagement since last month’s U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
In a statement ahead of the talks, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, signaled Tehran’s openness to returning to the negotiating table, but stressed the need for a shift in the U.S. approach.
“Is there any possibility to come back to a negotiated deal? I think yes,” Araghchi said. “But it needs real, serious determination by the U.S. side to put aside military options and look for a negotiated solution.”
He also referred to the recent attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, which Tehran blames on the United States, as evidence that force will not resolve the issue.
“The recent attack on our nuclear facilities proved that there is no military option to deal with Iran’s nuclear program,” Araghchi emphasized. “There should be only a diplomatic solution. Only when they put aside their military ambitions and compensate for what they have done to us, then we can reengage.”
The upcoming meeting in Istanbul is expected to test whether both sides can move past recent hostilities and find common ground for reviving the stalled nuclear agreement.
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