Iran demands US compensation for ‘the damage that they have done' before new nuclear talks
'They should explain why they attacked us in the middle of ... negotiations, and they have to ensure that they are not going to repeat that (during future talks),' Abbas Araghchi told FT in an interview in Tehran.
'And they have to compensate (Iran for) the damage that they have done.'
The report said Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff exchanged messages with each other during and since the war, with the Iranian official emphasising to his American counterpart the need for a 'win-win solution' to end the long-running standoff over Iran's nuclear programme.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator told the newspaper that Iran needs real confidence-building measures from their side after Witkoff proposed resuming talks.
He said this should include financial compensation, without giving details, and assurances that Iran would not be attacked during negotiations again, according to FT.
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The US launched strikes in June on Iranian nuclear facilities that Washington says were part of a programme geared toward developing nuclear weapons.
Tehran maintains that its nuclear programme is for purely civilian purposes.
The White House and the US State Department did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
The US Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions on Wednesday on over 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities and vessels, in a sign the Trump administration is doubling down on its 'maximum pressure' campaign after bombing Tehran's key nuclear sites in June.
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The sanctions broadly target the shipping interests of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, who is himself an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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The US Treasury said it was the most significant Iran-related sanctions action since 2018, during President Donald Trump's first administration.
According to Treasury, Shamkhani controls a vast network of container ships and tankers through a complex web of intermediaries that sell Iranian and Russian oil and other goods throughout the world.
Treasury accused Shamkhani of using personal connections and corruption in Tehran to generate tens of billions of dollars in profits, much of which is used to prop up the Iranian regime.
Overall, the new sanctions target 15 shipping firms, 52 vessels, 12 individuals and 53 entities involved in sanctions evasion in 17 countries, ranging from Panama to Italy to Hong Kong.
A US official said the new sanctions would make it 'much more difficult' for Iran to sell its oil, but added that the administration did not anticipate any sustained disruption to global oil markets.
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