Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied on Friday that the country received a nuclear deal proposal from the United States, “whether directly or indirectly.” “In the meantime, the messaging we—and the world—continue to receive is confusing and contradictory. Iran nonetheless remains determined and straightforward: Respect our rights and terminate your sanctions, and we have a deal,” he wrote in a post on X. Araghchi further reiterated that Iran has no intention to abandon its “hard-earned right to enrichment for peaceful purposes,” underlining that this is a right that all Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatories have. He stressed that while Tehran is always open to dialogue, it will never accept “diktat.”
Trump: Iran must move quickly, or something bad will happen
United States President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that Iran has received a proposal for a nuclear deal and warned that the country must “move quickly, or something bad is going to happen.” Trump did not provide any more information about the proposal or his course of action if Tehran refuses it. Meanwhile, Iranian officials are meeting today with counterparts from the United Kingdom, Germany and France in Istanbul for talks about Iran’s nuclear program.