Iran still possesses enough highly enriched uranium and the technical capability to build nuclear weapons, despite the Israeli and US strikes that damaged its enrichment sites, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Thursday.
Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian said the United States had proposed preventing the reimposition of snapback sanctions in exchange for Tehran halting all nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment at 20% and 60%.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told French President Emmanuel Macron that Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful and that Tehran is not seeking to obtain nuclear weapons, Iranian state media said on Wednesday.
Seventy-six Iranian lawmakers urged the justice minister on Wednesday to file international complaints against US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rafael Grossi, head of the UN atomic watchdog.
Any possible talks between Iran and the United States would be limited to the nuclear file, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.
Iran must make a serious improvement in its cooperation with United Nations nuclear inspectors to prevent further escalation with Western powers, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Combative comments by senior officials in Tehran about Iran’s nuclear program have drawn sharp criticism at home and abroad, with analysts warning that the rhetoric makes another round of war on Iran more likely.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen urged Iran to engage in nuclear negotiations, saying it must resolve the issue diplomatically as President Trump signals openness to talks to resolve the lingering impasse.
US President Donald Trump said his approach to Iran is central to securing broader Middle East stability, repeating that US military action had removed Tehran’s nuclear capability and hinting that an agreement with the Islamic Republic could pave the way for regional diplomacy.
Iran’s 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% remain buried beneath debris from the recent US strike on nuclear facilities, and Iran has no plan to recover them until conditions permit, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Al Jazeera published on Sunday.
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Sunday that Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon, calling it an “existential threat,” during remarks at the ADIPEC energy conference in Abu Dhabi.
Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Israel of misleading the United States on a fabricated Iranian nuclear threat and called on President Donald Trump to change course.
Iran’s government confirmed that the foreign ministry received messages related to possible negotiations, following reports in foreign media that Washington had conveyed a proposal to restart nuclear talks through Oman.
Iran is determined to rebuild its nuclear facilities, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday, stressing that the country’s program is peaceful and not aimed at a bomb.
Former Iranian official Mohammad‑Javad Larijani said his country has developed a new theoretical doctrine: one in which a state capable of building a nuclear bomb in under two weeks chooses not to do so.
Tehran seeks peace but will deliver a decisive response if attacked, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said in an interview with CTV Belarus on the sidelines of the Eurasian Security Conference in Minsk, according to Iranian media.
Oman on Saturday called on Iran and the United States to resume suspended nuclear negotiations, as Tehran’s foreign minister ruled out halting uranium enrichment or curbing its missile program.
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran will not halt uranium enrichment or negotiate over its missile program, warning that any new Israeli attack would have “bad consequences,” Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
A senior Iranian official has called for sweeping changes in the country’s system of governance, warning that without reform the Islamic Republic risks “war, collapse, or chaos,” according to remarks published on Thursday.
Iran’s efforts to rebuild its ballistic missile program using materials imported from China have drawn concern from US lawmakers, who urged stronger action to stop Tehran from restoring its military capacity, Jewish Insider said on Friday.
Iran's foreign minister on Thursday torched a decision by US President Donald Trump to resume nuclear weapons tests after 33 years, saying the move exposes American bullying and hypocrisy after US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites in June.
Diplomacy remains central to Tehran’s foreign policy, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday, adding that the Islamic Republic continues to pursue negotiations grounded in “fairness and national dignity.”