Iran Affirms That Its Nuclear Decisions Are Based on National Interest

Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mahjouban has affirmed that Tehran will make decisions regarding nuclear negotiations, whether to continue or withdraw from them, based on the national interests of the country. Her statement came in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks, who spoke about the need to limit the range of Iranian missiles within any nuclear agreement.

Iranian news agency "ISNA" quoted Mahjouban as saying: "As previously announced, any step, whether dialogue or withdrawal from the negotiating table, will be considered based on national interests, and decisions will be made according to the principles that Iran has followed so far."

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismaeil Baghaei stated that there is "no specific date or place at the moment" for any new meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff. Baghaei emphasized in a press conference that Tehran "will not engage in any diplomatic process unless its results are guaranteed in advance."

Responding to a question about the conditions for resuming negotiations, Baghaei pointed out that Iran entered the previous nuclear negotiations seriously, but Israel "committed a crime against Iran" before the sixth round of talks, referring to the war Israel waged against Iran on June 13th. He added: "Unless we are assured of the feasibility and effectiveness of diplomacy, we will not embark on such a path."

It is worth noting that Araghchi and Witkoff held five rounds of talks on the nuclear file since last April, before Israel launched strikes on Iran on June 13th, leading to a 12-day war that affected the course of the negotiations.

In a related context, US President Donald Trump stated that Iran "eagerly wants to negotiate" with the United States, but he noted that Washington "is not in a hurry." He added: "The Iranians should have reached an agreement."