Iran Sets terms for US talks: demands guarantees against future Israeli, American strikes

New Delhi: Keeping the door open for diplomacy, Iran has stated that any negotiation process with the US is meaningless until Washington provides a “credible guarantee” to prevent future acts of aggression by Israel and the US.

In an email interview with ANI, Iran’s Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi emphasised Tehran’s conditions for resuming dialogue with Washington.

“As for negotiations with the United States, considering their betrayal of diplomacy and complicity with the Zionist regime in launching illegal attacks on Iran — while a diplomatic process was still ongoing — there will be no meaning or value in any talks unless a credible guarantee is provided to prevent the recurrence of such acts of aggression by the US and Israel in future negotiations,” he said.

The ambassador was referring to two major military operations carried out last month. On June 13, Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion”, conducting widespread airstrikes on Iranian soil targeting nuclear sites at Natanz and Fordow, missile production centres, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command bases. Several top IRGC commanders and nuclear scientists were reportedly assassinated during the operation.

This was followed by US strikes on June 21-22 under “Operation Midnight Hammer”, which also targeted Iranian nuclear infrastructure. Iran has strongly condemned both operations, calling them a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter.

“The Israeli regime, which possesses nuclear weapons and has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), attacked our country under the pretext of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. There is no evidence of such intentions, and our nuclear program is under the strictest IAEA inspections,” Elahi stated. (ANI)

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