Raisi says Iran is ready for talks, but not with Western “pressure”

DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that Iran was willing to hold talks with world powers to reactivate its 2015 nuclear deal, but not under Western “pressure”. and added that Tehran was looking for negotiations leading to the lifting of US sanctions.

France and Germany have urged Iran to return to negotiations after a hiatus in talks following the June Iranian elections, and Paris has demanded an immediate resumption amid Western concerns over the expansion of Tehran’s nuclear work. . Read more

Last month, France, Germany and Britain expressed concern over reports of the UN nuclear surveillance dog confirming that Iran has produced uranium-enriched metal up to 20% fissile purity for the first time and has raised the production capacity of enriched uranium to 60%. Read more

Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, that it has informed the watchdog about its activities, and that its move away from the 2015 agreement would be reversed if the United States returned to the agreement and lifted sanctions. . Read more

“Westerners and Americans are after talks together under pressure … What kind of talks is this? I have already announced that we will keep talks on our government’s agenda but not under … pressure,” Raisi said. on state television.

“Talks are on the agenda … We are looking for goal-oriented negotiations … so that unjust sanctions are lifted on the Iranian people … and their lives can prosper,” he added.

Dubai editorial reports; Edited by David Holmes

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