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Iran-US Relations

Top Iran MP: Time of Iran-US talks not determined, negotiations not amount to retreat

Ebrahim Azizi, Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran’s Parliament, has rejected the notion that negotiations with the US equate to retreat, stressing that the Islamic Republic has always participated in talks from a position of strength while the other side has repeatedly violated its commitments.

Iran denies rumors of talks with U.S.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei has firmly dismissed reports regarding potential negotiations between Iran and the United States.

Iran’s IRGC vows decisive response to any US-Israeli assault

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced it is fully ready to deliver a forceful response to any threats posed by adversaries, emphasizing its commitment to safeguarding Iran’s sovereignty and security.

Iran says it cannot trust US after attack on nuclear facilities

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has stated that Tehran does not trust Washington following US onslaught on the country’s nuclear sites.

Iran demands security guarantees before resuming U.S. talks

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said Tehran will not return to negotiations with the United States unless it receives firm guarantees that military attacks will not disrupt diplomacy again.

Iran says no rush for US talks amid regional tensions

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the Institute for Political and International Studies, Saeed Khatibzadeh, has stated that Tehran is in no hurry to enter talks with the US unless firm guarantees for results are provided.

US should compensate losses to Tehran’s nuclear program: Iran’s FM

Washington must compensate the losses to Tehran’s nuclear program incurred by US strikes before Iran agrees to resume the negotiation process, Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi told the Financial Times.

Iran UK envoy says Tehran open to honest talks, rejects use of diplomacy as a tool for deception

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Seyed Ali Mousavi, said Tehran remains committed to diplomacy as the best means of resolving disputes, but warned that talks must be genuine and not a cover for coercive or deceitful agendas.

The Leader: Iran displayed strength during war with Israel, US

Marking the 40th day since the martyrdom of Iranians in the 12-day war with Israel last month, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, declared that the conflict revealed the full power, resolve, and unity of the Islamic Republic.

Iran rejects Trump’s allegation of interference in Gaza ceasefire talks

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry refuted the accusation made by the US president that Tehran has been intervening in the latest round of negotiations aimed at ending Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

Top military chief: Iran fully prepared to counter any new US or Israeli aggression

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, declared that Iran is fully prepared to respond decisively to any renewed aggression by the US or Israel, emphasizing a deep distrust in their promises or commitments.

Iran’s FM warns of Tehran’s tough response to fresh assault

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has cautioned that any new act of aggression against Tehran will draw its decisive reaction, the extent of whose impacts would be impossible to hide.

Iran not seeking war, but to respond firmly to potential onslaught: President Pezeshkian

President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran is open to dialogue and does not seek war; however, Tehran's response to any potential recurrence of aggression will be firm.

Zangezur Corridor US project targeting Iran, Russia: Iranian leader’s aide

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, has stated that the proposed Zangezur Corridor is a geopolitical scheme led by the US and the Israeli regime to undermine Iran’s national security and strategic ties.

FM Araghchi rejects criticism, says Iran won the 12-day war with Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi addressed key developments during the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in an interview with a documentary filmmaker.

Iranian Deputy FM: Messages being exchanged with US via mediators

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takhte Ravanchi has said in an interview with Turkey’s Haber Türk TV that messages are currently being exchanged between Iran and the US through several intermediary countries. He noted that these countries are in contact with both Tehran and Washington.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran will grow stronger than ever

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has said that the nation will press ahead on its path despite the recent aggression by the Zionist regime and the US.

“US responsible for decades of assassinations against Iran”

Mohammad Javad Larijani, head of the Iranian Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences, says the US has been the architect of political, military, and scientific assassinations in Iran over the past five decades.

Bombing Iran nuclear facilities ‘wrong’, will bear ‘unpredictable’ consequences: Ex-US envoy

The former US special representative for Iran has censured the administration of President Donald Trump for choosing the “wrong option” of attacking nuclear sites inside the Islamic Republic, which he said would have “unpredictable” consequences.

Iran slams US, Israel’s role in ‘collapse’ of intl. legal order, ‘erosion’ of UN Charter

A senior Iranian diplomat has denounced the United States and Israel’s role in the ongoing "collapse" of the international legal order and "erosion" of the United Nations Charter.

Iran ready for war with Israel, will not stop nuclear programme: President Pezeshkian

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the Islamic Republic is prepared for any war Israel might wage against it, adding he was not optimistic about the ceasefire between the two sides, while confirming Tehran is committed to continuing its nuclear programme for peaceful purposes.

Nuclear enrichment will continue, but Iran still open to talks: Iran’s FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that Tehran cannot give up on its uranium enrichment programme, which was severely damaged by waves of US and Israeli air attacks last month.

Senior IRGC cleric rejects calls for president’s dismissal, urges unity and dignified talks with US

The Iranian Leader’s representative in the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), has strongly lambasted calls for questioning the political competence of President Massoud Pezeshkian, calling them “deeply misguided.”

Real determination needed for win-win agreement on Iran’s nuclear program: FM

Iran is not still convinced that Washington is really determined to restart the nuclear talks with Tehran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated, emphasizing the necessity for real intention for the achievement of a win-win deal.

Former Iranian ambassador: U.S. talks ‘futile’, Lariijani suitable negotiator for west

Mohammad-Hassan Ghadiri Abyaneh, former Iranian ambassador to Mexico and Australia, has dismissed the idea of renewing talks with the U.S., calling it "futile" and "against Iran's interests," following recent escalations with Israel and U.S. military actions targeting Iran’s nuclear sites.

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