Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that he will meet with Rafael Grossi on Monday, one day before the second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran begins in Geneva.
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Earlier this month, Iran and the U.S. resumed negotiations to resolve the decades-long dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program and to avoid a new military confrontation, amid the deployment of U.S. warships in the region, including a second aircraft carrier.
Speaking on X (formerly Twitter), Araghchi said: “I am in Geneva with genuine intentions to reach a fair and just agreement. Submission to threats is not on the table.”
While Washington has sought to expand the talks to include non-nuclear issues such as Iran’s missile stockpile, Tehran insists it is only willing to discuss limits on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief and will not accept a complete halt to uranium enrichment.
Nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.S. previously stalled after Washington demanded that Tehran stop uranium enrichment on its soil, citing it as a potential path to nuclear weapons. Iran maintains its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only and is ready to reassure concerns by “building confidence that uranium enrichment is peaceful and will remain so.”
Araghchi stated he will meet with Grossi along with nuclear experts “to hold in-depth technical discussions.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency has been pressing Iran for months to disclose the status of its 440 kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium following Israeli and U.S. strikes, and to allow full inspections—including at three major sites targeted in June: Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.
Although Iran has allowed the IAEA to inspect declared nuclear facilities that were not attacked last June, it insists the agency clarify its stance regarding U.S. and Israeli strikes, noting that the targeted sites are unsafe for inspection.
In September, the IAEA and Iran announced an agreement in Cairo intended to pave the way for full inspections and verification, but Tehran canceled the deal after Western powers reimposed UN sanctions on the country.
— Reuters
