Iran advocates for a conversation “without destructive pressure” on its nuclear program

The Iranian Government describes the recent visit to Tehran by the director general of the IAEA as “fruitful”

Nov. 18 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Government of Iran has described as “fruitful” the recent visit to the country by the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, and has shown Tehran’s willingness to address its nuclear program through talks “without destructive pressure” from other countries, in apparent reference to the United States.

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baqaei, has indicated that Grossi’s visit led to “good agreements” in this regard and has highlighted the “positive posture” and “good will” of Iran to address the discrepancies around its nuclear program, as reported by the Iranian news agency Tasnim.

“We are trying to allow the IAEA to be able to carry out its work without destructive and malign pressure from certain parties,” he said, ahead of the next IAEA Board of Governors, which will take place this week and in which A new resolution condemning Tehran could be approved.

In this sense, Baqaei has stated that during Grossi’s trip last week, “the continuation of consultations between Iran and the Agency” were addressed, as well as “some ambiguities and issues raised in relation to part of the Iranian nuclear program.” as reported by the Mehr agency.

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian stressed last week that Tehran “has not attempted and will not attempt” to develop nuclear weapons and was open to relaunching discussions with the IAEA to “clarify” the “ambiguities” around its nuclear program.

The president also recalled that Iran had “fulfilled” its obligations with the historic agreement reached in 2015, abandoned by Washington in 2019. “It was the United States that unilaterally withdrew,” he said, before adding that the decision of the US Administration then president, Donald Trump – who will return to the White House in January 2025 – made it “impossible” to keep the pact standing in its original structure.