Iran rules out talks aimed at dismantling ‘peaceful nuclear program’: UN mission
Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations says there is no possibility of any negotiations aimed at dismantling the country’s “peaceful nuclear program.”
“Should the aim [of the talks] be the dismantlement of Iran's peaceful nuclear program… such negotiations will never take place,” the mission said in a post on its official X account on Sunday.
It added that Iran would never accept such negotiations that would enable the White House to claim that what former President Barack Obama failed to achieve has now been accomplished.
If the objective of negotiations is to address concerns vis-à-vis any potential militarization of Iran’s nuclear program, such discussions may be subject to consideration. However, should the aim be the dismantlement of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program to claim that what Obama…
— I.R.IRAN Mission to UN, NY (@Iran_UN) March 9, 2025
The mission further noted that Iran would consider negotiations that seek to ease concerns regarding any potential militarization of its nuclear program.
“If the objective of negotiations is to address concerns vis-à-vis any potential militarization of Iran's nuclear program, such discussions may be subject to consideration,” it wrote.
The post came a day after Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the insistence of some bullying powers on holding talks with Iran does not aim to solve issues.
"The insistence of some bully governments on negotiations is not aimed at resolving issues, but rather [aims] to assert and impose their own expectations,” the Leader said.
“Absolutely, the Islamic Republic will not accept their expectations,” Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized.
In May 2018, US President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of a multilateral international agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany in 2015.
The UNSC-endorsed agreement required Iran to scale back some of its nuclear activities in return for the lifting of sanctions imposed on the country, especially by the United States.
Trump then imposed severe economic sanctions against Tehran while Iran was adhering to its commitments under the deal and even continued to do so for a year after the US withdrawal.
Tehran started to reduce its commitments under the JCPOA in a series of pre-announced and clear steps after witnessing the other parties' failure to secure its interests under the agreement.
Iran slams Canada’s new sanctions as ‘deceitful’, in breach of int’l law
Ex-Fox News host and Trump aide slams US war propaganda against Iran
Iran will not wait for any letter from US: Parliament speaker
VIDEO | 'Israel uses aid entry as leverage in negotiations'
VIDEO | Gaza agricultural collapse: Food security dire issue
VIDEO | Calls grow for self-reliance as USAID cuts funds to India’s welfare programs
Resistance forced Israel to accept ceasefire: Hezbollah
International Paralympic Committee awards Iran for 'development of women's sports'
Israel to issue permits for Syrian Druze workers
Israel's Ben-Gvir pushes bill to end Oslo Accords, other agreements
VIDEO | Clashes erupt as thousands march on International Women’s Day in Paris
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
