Tehran, Iran – Iran confirmed that it has no plan to negotiate with the United States. This followed the re-imposition of UN sanctions on it.
She stressed that she “will not beg for negotiations.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said in a press conference on Monday, “His country does not have at this stage any plan to negotiate with the American side”.
He added that it is currently focusing on studying the effects and consequences of the steps taken by the three European countries. The United States is also involved.
This is in reference to the restoration of UN sanctions.
However, he explained at the same time that “diplomacy, as a path based on communications and consultations, is still ongoing.”
“Whenever Iran feels that diplomacy can be fruitful, the decision will be made based on national interests and benefits,” he said.
“America does not abide by the laws”
In addition, Baqaei considered that some “statements by American officials in which they expressed pride in committing a criminal act only lead to increased international responsibility on the part of the American government”.
He believed, “Admitting to committing illegal acts will not give the United States any credibility”.
He stressed that he proves once again to the international community. He emphasized to the Iranian people that America does not adhere to internationally recognized rules.
He also renewed his criticism of the “European Troika” (France, Germany, and Britain).
He stressed that the three European countries and America do not have the capacity to resort to the mechanism to settle the dispute. This is specifically in the nuclear agreement.
He also described her action to relaunch the Snapback mechanism as illegal.
The spokesman considered that “the Security Council did not take a legal decision regarding sanctions due to the lack of consensus”.
Proposal for direct negotiation
Iranian government spokeswoman Fatima Mohajerani revealed last week that her country had submitted a proposal for direct negotiations with the United States.
But US official Steve Witkoff set the date and did not show up.
In turn, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi previously announced that “all proposals presented during meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last month were rejected. This occurred due to encouragement or pressure from the American side”.
Unfair terms
It is noteworthy that the European Troika countries launched the “trigger mechanism” path late last August. They had made a significant demand. They demanded that Tehran grant IAEA inspectors full access to all nuclear facilities.
It stipulated the resumption of negotiations with Washington. They also required the adoption of a mechanism to ensure the security of the enriched uranium stockpile.
While Tehran considered these conditions unfair and putting pressure on it, stressing that its nuclear program is peaceful.
Consultations held over several days on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly late last September. These discussions between the Iranians and the Europeans did not lead to any results.
Iran claimed that the American side made an offer that it described as illogical.
