Tehran prepared for both diplomacy and war – Iranian FM

Iran is fully committed to a diplomatic settlement with the United States while simultaneously bracing for the possibility of renewed conflict, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told RT’s Rick Sanchez in Tehran on Tuesday.

Araghchi argued that “there is no solution but a diplomatic solution,” saying technology and progress cannot be destroyed through bombings and military threats, which have fueled Tehran’s mistrust of Washington.

“We still do not have full trust in Americans,” he said. “We were in the middle of negotiations last June when they decided to attack us. That was a very bad experience for us.”

Araghchi stressed that Iran’s uranium enrichment program is strictly peaceful and rooted in what he described as the country’s sovereign rights. He said enrichment levels depend on civilian needs, noting that power reactors require enrichment below 5%, while the Tehran Research Reactor – built by the US before the 1979 revolution – uses 20% enriched fuel to produce medical isotopes for cancer treatment.