Iran affirmed on Monday inalienable right to enjoy nuclear energy and enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, as it deplored inconsistent messages coming from the US.
In a press conference Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed the US president’s recent comments about the need for the full dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program.
He stated that Iran’s stances are unchanging within the principled framework based on which it has entered indirect negotiations with the US.
“What is clear is that Iran’s principled stances on the peaceful use of nuclear energy are (its) legitimate rights,” the spokesman underlined, adding, “It is Iran’s right to enjoy membership in the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the right to enrichment.”
#Iran FM Spox: We await #Oman‘s announcement regarding the future of talks with the US. We are confident that our Omani friends will coordinate on the path forward, time, and location, and will inform us in due course. https://t.co/fR6uoRHdCe pic.twitter.com/zI6NGTq9Lp
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Baghaei reaffirmed that Iran’s indirect talks with the US revolve around the nuclear issues and the removal of sanctions. He warned that raising irrelevant demands in the talks would not be helpful at all.
Iran Neither Has Nor Needs Proxy in Region
Meanwhile, the Iranian diplomat dismissed allegations against Iran regarding Yemeni activities, stating that these claims are entirely unfounded and aimed at diverting attention from the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Baghaei refuted all accusations regarding Iranian involvement in Yemeni activities, emphasizing that the allegations were groundless and part of an effort to shift the focus away from the true issue at hand—the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Palestine.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Allegations Against the Islamic Republic of Iran Regarding #Yemen
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran regards the repeated baseless accusations attributing the courageous actions of the Yemeni people… pic.twitter.com/IHTSOKCMEH
— Foreign Ministry, Islamic Republic of Iran 🇮🇷 (@IRIMFA_EN) May 5, 2025
He highlighted that the only force in the region acting as a proxy for another power is Israel, which has caused instability and chaos in the region.
Source: Iranian media
