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Iran says it would resume nuclear talks if US guaranteed no further attacks – Middle East crisis live
Iran says it would resume nuclear talks if US guaranteed no further attacks – Middle East crisis live

The Guardian

time13-07-2025

  • Politics
  • The Guardian

Iran says it would resume nuclear talks if US guaranteed no further attacks – Middle East crisis live

Update: Date: 2025-07-13T08:03:45.000Z Title: Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks Content: Welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East, with a focus on the prospect of US-Iran nuclear talks restarting. According to state media, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Saturday that his country would be willing to re-engage in nuclear talks with Washington if there were assurances of no more attacks against it. Araghchi served as lead negotiator in the strained nuclear talks with the US over the summer, which collapsed after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran's nuclear sites on 13 June, including at the key Natanz nuclear site as well as at ballistic missile sites. Referring to the subsequent 12-day Israeli bombardment of Iran's nuclear and military sites, and the US airstrike on 22 June, Araghchi said that if the US and others wish to resume talks with Iran, then: First of all, there should be a firm guarantee that such actions will not be repeated. The attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has made it more difficult and complicated to achieve a solution based on negotiations. Both Iran and the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities in June but did not destroy the Iranian nuclear programme, likely setting it back by a couple of months, according to an early Pentagon intelligence assessment of the attack. The Trump administration, which claims that Iranian nuclear facilities were completely destroyed in the attacks, insists that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Following the airstrikes, Iran suspended cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which led to the departure of inspectors. Iran says it is not developing nuclear weapons and that its enrichment of uranium is for peaceful purposes. Iran is maintaining a fragile ceasefire with the US and Israel but the risk exists of the crisis flaring up into further warfare unless a diplomatic agreement is found soon. We'll continue to bring you the latest developments and analysis throughout the day, stay with us.

Iran attacks US base. Was Trump wrong to bomb first? Tell us
Iran attacks US base. Was Trump wrong to bomb first? Tell us

The Herald Scotland

time24-06-2025

  • Politics
  • The Herald Scotland

Iran attacks US base. Was Trump wrong to bomb first? Tell us

If you, like me, spent your entire life with America entrenched in Middle East conflicts - where friends and community members have laid down their lives for wars based on lies - then perhaps you, like me, are less than thrilled at this prospect. (Scroll down or click here to share your opinion with us.) And we're not alone. Do you think the US should have bombed Iran? In an Economist/YouGov poll released before the bombing, 60% of respondents said the U.S. military should not get directly involved. A majority - 56% - said that negotiations should continue. A Washington Post poll conducted June 18 found a similar pattern, with the majority of respondents opposing air strikes. And when USA TODAY conducted our own reader survey, we received an overwhelming response saying the United States should not get involved and America should refrain from official intervention. Previously: Should US go to war with Iran or support Israel from afar? Take our poll. | Opinion In the aftermath of the bombing, Americans - and the world - seem as divided as ever on the decision. Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, applauded the move and even encouraged it, telling The Wall Street Journal that he told the president, "This will reset our relationship with the rest of the world." Meanwhile MAGA faithful Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, took to X on Monday to break with Trump, writing, "It feels like a complete bait and switch." Less than a week later, we want to know if that feeling has changed. Do you think Trump was right to bomb Iran? Do you think he should have waited for approval from Congress? What do you think Iran - and America - will do next? Are you concerned about the threat of nuclear war? Why did Trump strike Iran? Will it change anything? Questions have swirled in the immediate fallout from the June 21 bombing. In a speech that evening, Trump claimed Iran's three major sites had been "obliterated." But less than a day later, the picture was much less certain, with weapons experts, Iranian officials and even Russia contesting the true impact of the attack. These new developments beg the question: Was it worth it? And, with countries pledging to arm Iran with nuclear weapons anyway, did it even change anything? We want to know what you think. Take our poll below, or send us an email with the subject line "Forum US Iran war" to forum@ We'll publish a collection of responses from all sides of the conversation in our next installment of the Opinion Forum. Janessa Hilliard is the director of audience for USA TODAY Opinion and Opinion at Gannett.

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