Iran is ready to regain “fair” negotiations on its disputed nuclear program if the West shows Goodwill, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday.
“Araqchi has reaffirmed the provision of Iran to resume equitable and balanced diplomatic negotiations, on the condition that the other parties show gravity and good will and to avoid actions which harm the chances of success,” he said in a letter sent to the head of foreign policy of the European Union Kaja Kallas.
However, Great Britain, France and Germany, also known by the E3, launched a 30-day process to re-impose UN sanctions against Iran on its disputed nuclear program, a stage likely to cause tensions two months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran.
The renewed threat to the sanctions aroused frustration in Iran, where leaders are divided between the rich advocating the confrontation and moderate exhorting diplomacy.
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Iran has enriched uranium at 60% fissile purity, near the 90% weapon note, and has kept enough stock for several bombs before the strikes of Israel on June 13, according to the IAEA. Although the manufacture of a weapon takes more time, the agency says that it cannot guarantee that the Iran program is completely peaceful.
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In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented attack targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, but also hit residential areas over 12 days of war. American forces joined attacks against nuclear installations in Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz.
The fighting has derailed the talks that started in April and which were the highest contact between Tehran and Washington since the abandonment of the United States in 2018, a historic agreement on Iranian nuclear activities.
After the war, Tehran suspended cooperation with the United Nations nuclear guard dog and asked for guarantees against military action before resuming negotiations.
