Tehran, despite US President Donald Trump's threats to use force, will continue negotiations with Washington, but will never give up its right to develop peaceful nuclear energy. This was stated by the President of the Islamic Republic, Masoud Pezeshkian.
„On the one hand, Trump talks about peace in the region. On the other hand, he threatens us and claims that he has unprecedented tools for violence. Which of his words should we believe? Words of peace or words of killing and destroying people? We do not seek war, but we will never be afraid of threats. "We will negotiate, but we will never give up our achievements in the military, scientific and nuclear fields," Pezeshkian said at a meeting with the country's naval leadership.
“We do not want to bow to the intimidation and harassment of the enemy, we want to say that we can stand firmly on our feet,“ he said on Iran's state television and radio company.
Earlier, Trump expressed the opinion that Iran did not need nuclear technology, since it was already rich in oil. Before that, the American leader said that he was ready to deliver a “death blow“ against Iran to prevent the republic from acquiring nuclear weapons, while noting that he would prefer a diplomatic solution to the problem.
The United States and Iran, with the mediation of Oman, have held four rounds of talks to resolve differences over Tehran's nuclear program. The first of these was held on April 12 in the Omani capital of Muscat, the second on April 19 in Rome, the third and fourth on April 26 and May 11 again in the Omani capital. The Iranian delegation to the consultations was led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and the US delegation was led by the President's Special Envoy Stephen Witkoff.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry earlier stated that the authorities of the Islamic Republic are ready to discuss with the United States limiting the volume and level of uranium enrichment if sanctions are lifted, but will never agree to stop its nuclear program, since the right to peaceful atoms is guaranteed to all countries that have signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to which Tehran was one of the first to join.