Iran says direct nuclear talks with US possible under suitable conditions

Middle East News
12-08-2025 | 11:20
High views
Share
LBCI
Share
LBCI
Whatsapp
facebook
Twitter
Messenger
telegram
print
Iran says direct nuclear talks with US possible under suitable conditions
Whatsapp
facebook
Twitter
Messenger
telegram
print
2min
Iran says direct nuclear talks with US possible under suitable conditions

Iran could hold direct nuclear talks with the United States if conditions are suitable, first Vice President Mohammadreza Aref said on Tuesday, according to state media.

But he said U.S. demands for Tehran to drop uranium enrichment entirely were "a joke."

"Iran is ready for negotiations under equal conditions to safeguard its interests ... The Islamic Republic's stance is in the direction that people want and, should there be suitable conditions, we are even ready for direct talks," Aref said.

Previous rounds of negotiations, which started in April, were indirect, mediated by Oman. Washington says uranium enrichment in Iran constitutes a pathway to developing nuclear weapons and should be dropped.

On Sunday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made a controversial statement in favour of resuming negotiations with the U.S. regardless of current levels of distrust.

"You don’t want to talk? Well then, what do you want to do? Do you want to go to war? ... Going to talks does not mean we intend to surrender,” he said, adding that such issues should not be "approached emotionally."

A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Aziz Ghazanfari, reacting to Pezeshkian's comments on Monday, said foreign policy requires discretion, and careless statements by authorities can have serious consequences for the country.
 
Reuters

Middle East News

Middle East

Iran

United States

Uranium

Development

Politics

LBCI Next
Australia's Albanese says Netanyahu 'in denial' over suffering in Gaza
Hundreds evacuated in northwestern Turkey as authorities fight wildfires
LBCI Previous
Download now the LBCI mobile app
To see the latest news, the latest daily programs in Lebanon and the world
Google Play
App Store
We use
cookies
We use cookies to make
your experience on this
website better.
Accept
Learn More