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Iran says 'ready' for win-win deal if sanctions terminated, reiterates rights to nuclear energy

Iran Press TV

Monday, 19 May 2025 6:04 AM

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is ready to reach a win-win deal on its nuclear program if the US sanctions against the country are terminated.

Araghchi made the remark in a phone call with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday evening.

He reaffirmed Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy, stressing that Tehran will never give up the right.

He briefed his Turkish counterpart on the latest state of indirect talks between Iran and the United States as well as a recent meeting with the European trio of Britain, France, and Germany (E3) on Iran's civilian nuclear program.

The top Iranian negotiator expressed Tehran's readiness to engage in win-win interaction with the opposite sides if they show real determination to remove the sanctions and respect the country's legitimate rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

'Constructive approach'

The Turkish foreign minister, for his part, hailed Iran's constructive approach to a diplomatic path and said his country is ready to provide any assistance in this regard.

Araghchi's remarks came just a few hours after he responded to the latest comments by US President Donald Trump's regional envoy Steve Witkoff, who said that Washington would not allow Iran to have even a 1-percent enrichment capability.

Speaking to reporters, Araghchi warns the United States against making "unrealistic demands" in talks, saying Tehran will continue its enrichment program with or without a deal with Washington.

Araghchi also said such statements were "completely detached from the reality of negotiations."

Iran has held four rounds of indirect talks with the US on its nuclear program and the termination of sanctions.

Iranian deputies foreign ministers Kazem Gharibabadi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi met representatives of the E3 political directors in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Friday.

The two sides exchanged views about the latest status of Iran-US indirect nuclear talks and the termination of sanctions and expressed their determination to sustain and make best use of diplomacy.