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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Iran Sets Terms for Nuclear Talks With U.S.
Iran's Foreign Minister set firm conditions for any renewed talks with the United States, signaling that Tehran remains open to diplomacy but not without conditions, in a new interview with CBS News. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. Department of State for comment The comments signal that Iran has not given up on the potential for diplomacy, but also that it has not been battered into submission by the Israeli strikes and the U.S. attacks on its nuclear program. President Donald Trump has denied making any offers to Iran or engaging in talks following U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Tehran has been taking a toughened line, signaling its intent to reduce cooperation with U.N. inspectors and saying it has relocated key nuclear activities. That raises the prospect of toughened economic sanctions and potentially more military action. "In order for us to decide to reengage, we will have to first ensure that America will not revert back to targeting us in a military attack during the negotiations," Araghchi told CBS News. "And I think with all these considerations, we still need more time," he said, adding that "the doors of diplomacy will never slam shut." Trump said he had halted all efforts toward sanctions relief and other proposed measures, citing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's "victory statement" after the ceasefire with Israel. Trump described the statements as full of "anger, hatred, and disgust." He added that the remarks led him to abandon any diplomatic overtures under consideration. The U.S. and Iran had been set for a fifth round of nuclear talks when Israeli launched strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites a day after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board passed a resolution declaring Iran in violation of its nuclear obligations. Tehran had already cast doubt on the prospect of a deal with Washington, rejecting U.S. demands that it stop all enrichment of uranium, which can be used to make nuclear weapons. After the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear facilities last week, Tehran said the U.S. could not be trusted. Iran says its nuclear program has only peaceful goals. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in interview with CBS News: "One cannot obliterate the technology and science for enrichment through bombings. If there is this will on our part, and the will exists in order to once again make progress in this industry, we will be able to expeditiously repair the damages and make up for the lost time." President Donald Trump on Truth Social, June 30: "Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid "road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!), nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities." Contacts are likely to continue behind the scenes on potential talks, but if those do not materialise it increases the risk of further economic sanctions on Iran if not military strikes if it seeks to rebuild its nuclear program and rocket launching capabilities. Related Articles Iran Threatens To Release 100GB of Trump Aides' Emails: What to Know Iran's Army Prepares For New AttackThe 1600: America Doesn't Have a Conservative PartyIran Threatens to Flog Elon Musk's Starlink Users 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
The Hill
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump knocks Senate Democrat: ‘I am not offering Iran ANYTHING'
President Trump knocked Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Monday for suggesting over the weekend that the Trump administration is considering entering into deal with Iran similar to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), struck under the Obama administration. 'Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid 'road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!),' Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on early Monday. He added: 'nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities.' The remarks come after Coons discussed the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities in an interview on Fox News's 'Fox News Sunday.' He cited recent press reports suggesting the Trump administration is weighing a $30 billion deal with Iran that would allow for the development of civilian nuclear facilities. 'I'll just note that President Trump, by press accounts, is now moving towards negotiation and offering Iran a deal that looks somewhat similar to the Iran deal that was offered by Obama, tens of billions of dollars of incentives and reduced sanctions in exchange for abandoning their nuclear program,' Coons said in his Sunday interview. Trump — who brokered a ceasefire deal with Israel early last week — denied reports on Friday that he was considering such an agreement. 'Who in the Fake News Media is the SleazeBag saying that 'President Trump wants to give Iran $30 Billion to build non-military Nuclear facilities.' Never heard of this ridiculous idea,' the president wrote late Friday on Truth Social. 'It's just another HOAX put out by the Fake News in order to demean. These people are SICK!!!' he added. The Hill has reached out to Coons's office for a response.
The Hill
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Iran open to nuclear talks if US rules out further attacks, official says
Iran's deputy foreign minister told the BBC on Monday that Tehran's leaders would be willing to resume diplomatic talks over the country's nuclear program if the U.S. agrees it will not launch any additional military strikes. 'We are hearing from Washington, telling us that they want to talk,' Iranian diplomat Majid Takht-Ravanchi said in an interview with the outlet. 'Right now, we are seeking an answer to this question: Are we going to see a repetition of an act of aggression while we are engaging in dialog?' 'They have not made their position clear yet,' he added. The U.S. launched strikes on three key nuclear facilities in Iran on June 21 as Tehran and Israel traded airstrikes, which paused ongoing U.S.-Iranian negotiations on a new nuclear agreement meant to prohibit Iran from obtaining a massive weapon. President Trump and his allies have touted the U.S. military operation as a success that will set back Iran's nuclear capabilities by years and repeatedly pushed back on a leaked initial assessment that questioned the scope of the damage. Trump on Monday denied that he had been in talks with representatives from Iran. 'I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike [former President] Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid 'road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!),' he wrote in a post on Truth Social, adding 'nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities.' Trump upended the Obama-era Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), during his first term. The U.S. and Iran had been in ongoing negotiations on a new agreement before Israel launched a surprise attack on Tehran's military and nuclear sites June 13. Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC that Iran would 'insist' on being able to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, which leaders there claimed they were doing before the attacks on their program. 'The capacity can be discussed but to say that you should not have enrichment, you should have zero enrichment and if you do not agree with bomb you? That is the law of the jungle,' Takht-Ravanchi said.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Trump Denies Making Iran Offer, Talks
U.S. President Donald Trump denied making any offers to Iran and said "nor am I even talking to them" since his strikes on their nuclear facilities, in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump was responding to comments made by Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, who noted to Fox News media reports that the president is moving towards a sanctions-relieving nuclear deal with Iran like the one negotiated by President Barack Obama. "Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!), nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities," Trump posted early on Monday morning. Trump scrapped the JCPOA-Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action-otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal during his first term. He called it a terrible deal that handed an American enemy billions of dollars. The deal, agreed with Iran in 2015 after multilateral talks led by the Obama Administration, relieved some of the economic sanctions on Tehran, particularly around its oil trade, in exchange for greater international monitoring of its nuclear program. "I'll just note that President Trump, by press accounts, is now moving towards negotiating and offering Iran a deal that looks somewhat similar to the Iran deal that was offered by Obama," Coons told Fox News Sunday. "Tens of billions of dollars of incentives and reduced sanctions in exchange for abandoning their nuclear program." This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow. Related Articles Iran Issues Fatwa Against Donald Trump: 'Enemy of God'Canada and US Trade Talks Resume After Digital Tax ReversalBetting Market in Disarray Over Zelensky Suit That's Also Maybe Not a SuitSenate Democrats Complete Reading of 'Big, Beautiful Bill' in 16 Hours 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump insists he's not speaking to Iran, has offered them nothing: We ‘totally OBLITERATED their nuclear facilities'
President Trump insisted Monday he wasn't speaking to Iran and has offered them 'nothing' — as he doubled down that the US strikes 'totally obliterated' Tehran's nuclear facilities. Trump lashed out after reports suggested his administration was weighing whether to help Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program. Sen. Chris Coons (D-De.) had also claimed Trump was eyeing a sanctions-relieving deal like one pushed by former President Barack Obama. 3 President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he meets with Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, Friday, June 27, 2025. AP 'Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid 'road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!), nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities,' Trump said in an overnight Truth Social post. Trump has repeatedly said the strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities destroyed the nation's nuclear capabilities. 'It was obliterated like nobody's ever seen before. And that meant the end to their nuclear ambitions, at least for a period of time,' he told Fox News on Sunday. Trump, meanwhile, has since threatened to go after lefty outlets — including CNN and the New York Times — after reports last week contradicted his claims that the strikes had wiped out Iran's nuclear ambitions. 3 A satellite overview shows the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Facility, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, near Qom, Iran, on June 29, 2025. via REUTERS 3 Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., departs following a classified briefing on President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025. AP He also suggested potentially coercing the reporters into revealing who leaked them the 'low confidence' preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency assessment that said his strikes on Iran may have only set the regime's nuclear program back by a few months.
