Iran

President Trump recently indicated Diplomatic conversations with Iran could restart As soon as this week, although the White House noticed that conversations were not officially scheduled. After American air attacks in some of Iran’s nuclear facilitiesfollowed days later by a cease-fire To end what Mr. Trump called the 12 -day war between Iran and IsraelIran’s Foreign Minister seemed less safe than a rapid return to diplomacy.

“I don’t think negotiations restart as fast as that,” said Foreign Minister Iraní, Abbas Araghchi, News themezone through a translator.

“So that we can decide to forward, first we will have to make sure that the United States does not attack us again in a military attack during the negotiations,” Araghchi said in his first interview with an American media within Iran from the bombings. “And I think with all these considerations, we still need more time.”

However, Araghchi also insisted: “The doors of diplomacy never closed.”

Trump said during a televised speech after American attacks on June 21 that Iran’s nuclear enrichment site and Isfahan and Natanz nuclear facilities had been “completely and totally erased.” General Dan Caine, president of the Joint General Staff, said during a press conference, “the initial battle damage evaluations indicate that the three sites suffered extremely severe damage and destruction.”

Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the United Nations Nuclear Surveillance Agency He told News themezone The strikes of the United States caused “severe damage, but it is not total damage.” Grossi said Iran could probably start enriching uranium again in a few months.

“One cannot erase technology and science for enrichment through bombings,” Araghchi said. “If this exists on our part, and the will exists to progress once again in this industry, we can quickly repair damage and recover lost time.”

When asked if Iran is intended to continue enriching uranium, Araghchi said that the country’s “peaceful nuclear program has become a matter of pride and national glory. We have also passed through 12 days of war imposed, therefore, people do not easily retreat from enrichment.”

After 12 days of missile exchanges between Iran and Israel, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Victoria declaredwriting on social networks, “I offer my congratulation for the victory for the fallazing regime”, and affirm that the Israel government was “practically knocked out and crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic.”

Trump responded on social networks, calling Khamenei’s statement a lie, saying that Iran had been “decimated” and claiming that he avoided that the US military and Israeli murdered the supreme leader.

Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet at the White House next Monday.

Trump has also indicated that he could order strikes on Iran again if the enriching uranium resumes beyond a certain level. Araghchi questioned the legality of such action and said that Iran was prepared for more attacks.

“We show and demonstrate during this 12 -day war that we have the ability to defend ourselves, and we will continue to do so if any aggression against us will be released,” he said.

Caroline Linton and Tucker Reals contributed to this report.

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