Iran willing to negotiate with UN nuclear agency, but not ‘under pressure’
Al Jazeera
IAEA chief Grossi visits Tehran for talks aimed at more monitoring cooperation at Iran’s nuclear sites.
Iran is willing to negotiate with the United Nations atomic watchdog over its compliance with safeguards on its nuclear programme but will not do so “under pressure and intimidation”, the country’s top diplomat says.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran on Thursday, describing their interaction as “important and straightforward” in a post on X.
Grossi told Iranian officials that the UN watchdog wants to see “concrete, tangible and visible results” during discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme.
After the meeting, Araghchi – who served as Iran’s chief negotiator in the talks that led to a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers – said his country “has never left the negotiation table on its peaceful” nuclear programme.
“The ball is in the EU/E3 court,” Araghchi wrote, referring to the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
