Iran Announces Its Nuclear Conditions and Confirms: No Trust in America

Iran announced the possibility of agreeing to impose "specific time limits" on its peaceful nuclear program if American sanctions are lifted, while confirming that its trust in Washington is "nonexistent" due to its direct intervention in the recent Israeli attack.

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the political assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister and a member of the negotiating delegation, indicated that his country is ready to reduce its nuclear activities within a "fair and mutually beneficial" agreement. He told the ISNA agency: "We could agree to specific time limits on peaceful nuclear activities in exchange for lifting the sanctions."

The level of enrichment that Iran might reduce has not been specified, but he ruled out accepting a complete halt to enrichment, stressing that this American demand "would lead to the failure of any agreement."

For his part, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ismail Baghaei, said at his weekly press conference: "We do not trust the American administration... I have previously confirmed, even while negotiating with them, that we do not trust them."

He added that the direct American participation in the recent Israeli attack: "Has practically left no room for trust."

Baghaei confirmed that talks with European countries (Britain, Germany, and France) have not stopped, noting that the recent meeting in Istanbul two weeks ago resulted in an agreement to continue negotiations. However, he clarified that: "The time and place for the next round have not yet been determined."

For its part, the Iranian Foreign Ministry, through its minister Abbas Araghchi, denied any halt in communication with the Europeans, while refraining from confirming Norway's hosting of any potential round of negotiations with Washington.

This statement comes after the failure of five rounds of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States this year mediated by Oman, which coincided with the Israeli military escalation and American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The "European troika" countries also failed to mediate a new nuclear agreement, despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.