Tehran - Iran will never surrender the right to enrich uranium, even if war is imposed on us", its foreign minister said Sunday, defying pressure from Washington.
"Iran has paid a very heavy price for its peaceful nuclear programme and for uranium enrichment," Abbas Araghchi told a forum in Tehran.
"Why do we insist so much on enrichment and refuse to give it up even if a war is imposed on us? Because no one has the right to dictate our behaviour," he said, two days after he met US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman.
Other important points he made at the press conference in Tehran.
Iran to decide on continuation of talks after evaluating US seriousness.
If a decision is made to continue talks with the US, it will remain merely focused on nuclear issues.
Zero enrichment unacceptable for Tehran.
Indirect talks are not an obstacle to agreement.
The US should lift sanctions as part of any future deal.
Venue and time of possible future negotiations to be determined after consultation with the mediator.
Iran is in constant consultations with regional countries to reduce tensions in West Asia
The main obstacle in past rounds of talks was 'zero enrichment', which Iran categorically rejected.
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