The talks Iran is prepared to participate in will concern the country's nuclear energy program, and can only begin if they are conducted "without threats and diktats," Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Al Jazeera.
We do not believe that Washington is ready for honest and fair negotiations, but when they are ready, we will certainly consider the issue.
President Donald Trump's rhetoric does not scare him, he claims, and he states that discussions are underway with US envoy Steve Witkoff.
Thoughts and ideas have been put on the table and are being studied, he says, adding that those proposals are not compatible with Trump's threats.
We are prepared for all options and hope that Washington chooses a wise path forward.
Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Witkoff “is and will remain” a key figure in the negotiations and that what Iran says publicly and what it says directly to the Trump administration are two different things. She also reiterated Monday night that Trump “is not afraid to use deadly force.”
What President Trump does next, only he knows, so the world will have to continue to wait and guess, she says, according to Fox News.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, meanwhile, continues to incite against the United States. According to Khamenei, the massive protests against the Iranian regime were met on Monday by large counter-demonstrations in support of the regime.
This was a warning to American politicians to stop their deception, he claims on state Iranian television, about the demonstrations, which have not been confirmed by independent sources but which, according to the leader, have "thwarted the plans of foreign enemies."
