Iran says 'window of diplomacy' open to restore nuclear deal
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a televised program on Saturday night that the Islamic Republic of Iran is "quite ready" for talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal in its new form, noting that Tehran sees "window of diplomacy" open if the other parties show serious will.
"We still see the window of diplomacy open provided that the other side have serious will," Araghchi told the "special talk" program.
However, he said, if there is no such a determination Iran will normally adopt another policy.
'Iran ready for different scenarios'
The chief diplomat told the West that Iran is ready both for "interaction" and "confrontation" in regard to its nuclear program.
"We are completely ready for each path, as we announced we are ready for every scenario in regard to the issue of the Zionist regime. Now we tell the Western side that we are ready for different scenarios. We are ready if we reach the point of confrontation. We are still ready if we also reach to the point of interaction ," the foreign minister stated.
"Negotiations with Europeans will be resumed soon"
Araghchi also said during the annual UN General Assembly conference in New York that President Masoud Pezeshkian had attended Iran tried to reinvigorate the talks and the European sides welcomed this.
Also, indirect talks between Iran and the United States, which had begun during the government of the late President Ebrahim Raisi through Oman's mediation, were going to be resumed but they were halted as Israel attacked Lebanon, the foreign minister pointed out.
He added, "Negotiations with the European sides will start again, but the Muscat talks are halted and we should see what policies the new U.S. administration will adopt so that we will act based on that."