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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Tehran, November 16 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Western governments are once again calling for continued negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program after "failing" to achieve their goals through recent military action, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA.
A. Araghchi noted that calls for dialogue are "natural" after Western powers "failed to achieve what they sought with regard to Iran's nuclear program through military attacks." The diplomat added that there is no military solution to the issue.
He stressed that Iran would not agree to negotiations conducted under pressure, noting that they should be based on “reasonable and logical” principles, not “dictatorship and intimidation.”
According to A. Araghchi, the United States and Israel failed to achieve any of their goals during the latest conflict: although airstrikes damaged Iran's nuclear facilities, they failed to destroy Iran's technological capabilities and the resolve of its people. "Our facilities were destroyed, but our technology remained, and our will became even stronger," the Iranian Foreign Minister stated.
A. Araghchi pointed out that Iran is always ready for serious negotiations under the right conditions, and reiterated that diplomacy remains “the best way” to resolve disputes in the region.
Iran and the United States held five rounds of Oman-brokered proximity talks on Iran's nuclear program and the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Tehran. They were preparing for a sixth round when, on June 13, Israel launched massive air strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities, killing senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians. On June 22, the U.S. military joined the attacks, striking Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.
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