Iran sets conditions for resuming nuclear talks with the US

According to The Hill, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC on June 30 that Tehran is ready to resume diplomatic talks on its nuclear program if the US agrees not to launch any more military attacks against Iran.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi. Photo: MN.

Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the US had signaled it wanted to resume negotiations, a week after Washington attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities.

"We have not agreed on the timing, the method. We are also looking for an answer to this question. Can we see another attack during the dialogue? They (the US) have not yet made their position clear," Takht-Ravanchi said, stressing that the US needs to "be clear on this very important question."

However, on June 30, US President Donald Trump denied having spoken with Iranian representatives.

"I'm not going to offer Iran anything. I'm not even talking to them because we totally destroyed their nuclear facilities," Trump declared.

Earlier, speaking at a press conference concluding the NATO Summit in the Netherlands on June 25, President Trump declared that the nuclear deal with Iran was no longer really necessary.

"Maybe they'll make a deal, but for me, it's not really necessary anymore. They fought, they had conflict, and now they're back in their own world . I don't care if they make a deal or not because the nuclear facilities (of Iran) have been destroyed," Trump said.

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