‘Associated To Earlier Talks With US’: Iran Reacts To Report Of ‘Abandoning’ Its Nuclear Programme | World Information

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The US and Israel launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’, which killed Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after backchannel talks by way of mediator Oman over a nuclear cope with Iran failed

Iran has reacted to a media report, which quoted its deputy international minister on how it’s “able to abandon” its nuclear programme provided that the USA supplies a “passable various”.

In keeping with the state-run IRNA, this assertion by deputy international minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi is expounded to “earlier talks with the US” on their nuclear deal.

The clarification comes amid the raging West Asia battle, which entered its sixth day. Takht-Ravanchi’s feedback on the nuclear programme which have been reported by Sky Information Arabia. 

“Iran is able to abandon its nuclear programme given that the USA presents a passable various supply,” Takht-Ravanchi was quoted.

Later, IRNA clarified that these feedback have been associated to earlier talks with the US, which launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ with Israel after backchannel talks by way of mediator Oman over a nuclear cope with Iran failed. The joint assault additionally killed Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28.

Tehran has mentioned it entered negotiations with Washington DC regardless of doubts about American intentions, however was attacked earlier than the set timeline.

The US, in the meantime, has mentioned the final word aim of the present navy engagement with Iran is a regional transition that ensures the West Asia area now not poses a worldwide safety threat. It has mentioned the Trump administration’s present stance was not an preliminary desire however a results of failed diplomatic overtures on Iran’s nuclear programme. It has additionally warned that if the Iranian regime achieves its weapons targets, it might be a worldwide menace.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST ROUND OF US-IRAN TALKS?

On February 17, at the least 10 days earlier than Israel and the US attacked Iran, President Donald Trump had warned Tehran of potential penalties ought to it fail to strike a deal throughout their talks in Geneva.

Mediated by Oman, the discussions have been aimed toward averting the opportunity of US navy motion, with Tehran expressing cautious optimism at Washington’s “extra real looking” place on its nuclear programme. By then, nonetheless, Trump had repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily, beginning with the lethal crackdown on protesters in January after which, extra just lately, over its nuclear programme.

“I don’t suppose they need the implications of not making a deal,” he had informed reporters aboard Air Power One forward of the talks, as reported by AFP.

Earlier than that, one other try at diplomacy had collapsed when Israel launched shock strikes on Iran in June 2025, starting a 12-day warfare that Washington briefly joined to bomb Iranian nuclear websites.

“A cautious evaluation is that, from the discussions which have taken place in Muscat thus far, at the least what now we have been informed is that the US place on the Iranian nuclear situation has moved in the direction of a extra real looking one,” international ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has mentioned.

The talks in Geneva have been to be centred round Iran’s place “concerning nuclear points and sanctions aid”, in addition to Tehran’s “seriousness in utilizing result-oriented diplomacy to safe the authentic pursuits and rights of the Iranian individuals”, as per a press release by its international ministry.

Amid the preparations for the talks in Geneva, Takht-Ravanchi had informed the BBC that Iran will take into account compromises on its uranium stockpile if the US lifted sanctions which have crippled his nation’s financial system.

“If we see the sincerity on their (American) half, I’m positive we will likely be on a street to have an settlement,” he had mentioned.

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