Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Tehran has relayed its response to a letter by US President Donald Trump via Oman, SİA informs.
Araqchi told the state news agency IRNA on Thursday that Iran’s official response had been sent through the appropriate channel and via Oman.
“The official response comprises a letter wherein our viewpoints regarding the status quo and Mr. Trump’s letter have been fully laid out and relayed to the other side,” the foreign minister said.
Trump sent a letter via an emissary from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 12 urging Iran to reach a new nuclear deal. While the content of the letter has not been officially announced, Trump has said he has asked Iran to open negotiations be opened into a new deal. The US president pulled the United States from a previous agreement with Iran in 2018.
Araqchi said in his Thursday remarks to IRNA that Iran’s policy is to engage in indirect negotiations as long as the Islamic Republic is subjected to “maximum pressure” and military threats. “Indirect negotiations, though, can continue, as they existed in the past,” he said.
Last week, Araqchi said Iran’s refusal to negotiate directly with the US government was a tactic, not a strategy. He said ongoing negotiations between Iran and the three European countries of France, Germany, and Britain were essentially indirect talks with the United States.
“In circumstances where there is ‘maximum pressure,’ no one in their sound mind would enter into direct talks,” he said at the time. “The format of negotiations is always relevant in diplomatic relations… For now, our tactic and method is to have indirect negotiations.”
Trump on February 4 signed a presidential memorandum to restore “maximum pressure” on the Islamic Republic, despite his assertions that he is willing to engage Tehran diplomatically.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will not negotiate with the United States because Tehran does not trust that Washington would adhere to any contractual obligations.
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