Iran says future US nuclear talks must include compensation for attacks
The United States struck key Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, briefly joining a
war launched by Israel that had derailed talks on Tehran's atomic programme.
'In any potential negotiation... the issue of holding the United States accountable and demanding compensation for committing military aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities will be one of the topics on the agenda,' foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a press briefing on Monday.
Asked whether Iran would engage in direct talks with the United States, Baqaei said: 'No.'
In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented attack targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, but also hitting residential areas over 12 days of war, which US forces joined with attacks on nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz.
The fighting derailed talks that began in April and had been the highest-level contact between Tehran and Washington since the United States abandoned a landmark agreement on Iran's nuclear activities in 2018.
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Iran says future US nuclear talks must include compensation for attacks
Iran said on Monday it would hold the United States accountable for attacks on its nuclear sites in any future negotiations, while ruling out direct talks with Washington. The United States struck key Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, briefly joining a war launched by Israel that had derailed talks on Tehran's atomic programme. 'In any potential negotiation... the issue of holding the United States accountable and demanding compensation for committing military aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities will be one of the topics on the agenda,' foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a press briefing on Monday. Asked whether Iran would engage in direct talks with the United States, Baqaei said: 'No.' In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented attack targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, but also hitting residential areas over 12 days of war, which US forces joined with attacks on nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz. The fighting derailed talks that began in April and had been the highest-level contact between Tehran and Washington since the United States abandoned a landmark agreement on Iran's nuclear activities in 2018.
