Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he has instructed Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi to take part in nuclear negotiations with the United States, provided the talks are held without threats or what he called unrealistic demands.
Pezeshkian said the proposal for negotiations came from US President Donald Trump, and stressed that any talks would proceed only in a “suitable atmosphere” and within Iran’s national interests.
In a post on X, the Iranian president said negotiations would be guided by the principles of “dignity, wisdom and expediency” in line with Iran’s national interests.
“In response to requests from friendly governments in the region to address the US president’s proposal for negotiations, I have instructed the foreign minister, should conditions be appropriate and free of threats and unreasonable expectations, to facilitate fair and just talks based on dignity, wisdom and expediency,” Pezeshkian wrote.
Iranian officials have previously said that, following a relative easing of tensions with Washington, they expect the framework for resuming nuclear negotiations to become clearer in the coming days.
They have also said diplomatic proposals put forward by regional countries aimed at reducing tensions with the United States are under review.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that regional countries were playing an active mediating role in exchanging messages between Tehran and Washington.
“Several diplomatic tracks are under discussion, and we are reviewing and finalising the details of each stage, which we hope will reach a conclusion in the coming days,” Baghaei said, without giving details.
Iran’s Fars News Agency earlier cited an unidentified source as saying Tehran and Washington would resume talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
