Pezeshkian: Iran ready for interaction, but won't give up nuclear rights
Iran Press TV
Monday, 28 July 2025 4:59 PM
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is ready for negotiations over its peaceful nuclear program but will never give up the nation's rights.
Pezeshkian made the remarks in a Monday meeting with the new French Ambassador to Tehran, Pierre Cochard, who submitted his credentials to the Iranian president.
"We demand our rights within the framework of international regulations and adhere to the requirements of this framework," he said.
The president said Iran's nuclear activities had been subject to the strictest supervision in the past and that Tehran is ready for interactions in this regard.
"However, this does not mean that we are relinquishing the rights of the Iranian people. We are ready for dialogue and do not seek war, but our response to any potential repetition of aggression will be strong," the Iranian president stated.
Pezeshkian said Iran seeks interaction with the world, but Western countries are disrupting this process by spreading lies and accusing Tehran of making efforts to manufacture nuclear weapons.
Iran and the European troika—France, Britain, and Germany— held a second round of talks in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 25 and agreed to continue discussions on sanctions relief and the nuclear issue.
Iran and the United States had held five rounds of indirect talks on Tehran's peaceful nuclear program before June 13, when the Israeli regime launched an unprovoked act of aggression on the Islamic Republic, which included attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
Mediated by Oman, the 6th round of talks was planned to be held in the Omani capital of Muscat on June 15, but was called off due to the Israeli attacks.
On June 22, the United States officially joined the war against Iran by launching attacks on three nuclear facilities in the country in violation of the United Nations Charter and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Pezeshkian calls on France to pressure Israel
Elsewhere in his remarks, Pezeshkian censured European countries, particularly France, for keeping silent over the Israeli regime's "unprecedented and brutal" crimes against the oppressed Palestinian people in Gaza.
He said there is no justification for the killing of people in Gaza by famine as a result of a criminal blockade.
"Are newborn babies terrorists that they are being killed either by bombing or by hunger resulting from the blockade of Gaza?" the president asked.
He expressed hope that France would play a more effective role in preventing the Israeli regime's crimes against the Palestinians.
Gaza is currently facing the most severe humanitarian crisis it has ever encountered, marked by a devastating famine coinciding with a genocidal war initiated by Israel on October 7, 2023.
As of March 2, 2025, all border crossings into the Palestinian territory have been sealed by Israel, and the regime has obstructed the entry of food and medical assistance, resulting in extensive famine throughout the coastal enclave.
According to the latest figures, 134 Palestinians, including 88 children, have died from famine and malnutrition since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023.
France committed to diplomacy to build trust: Cochard
The new French ambassador said Paris is committed to the path of dialogue and diplomacy to promote confidence.
Cochard said his country believes that dialogue is the only solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.
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