Press TV – April 9, 2025
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (above) says Iran’s talks in Oman on Saturday are an opportunity to test the seriousness of the United States which has a record of dealing in bad faith.
Addressing a group of intellectuals, scholars and media figures in Algiers where he was for an official visit on Tuesday, Araghchi stressed that the sole topic of the negotiations is the lifting of US sanctions on Tehran.
“The upcoming talks in Muscat are a new opportunity for diplomacy and a test to gauge the seriousness of the United States, which has a long history of non-commitment and unilateralism,” he said.
“The nuclear issue, in the sense of providing clarity and assurance about the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of oppressive sanctions, is the only issue under discussion.”
In an op-ed published in The Washington Post, Araghchi touched on the regular exchange of messages between Iran and the US, dismissing assumptions that they were symbolic.
“We view them as representing a genuine attempt to clarify positions and open a window toward diplomacy,” he said, adding “Iran is ready to engage in earnest and with a view to seal a deal”.
“We will meet in Oman on Saturday for indirect negotiations. It is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The model of engagement we propose is not novel,” Araghchi said, dismissing US President Donald Trump’s claim of direct talks.
“The United States itself is intermediating indirect talks between Russia and Ukraine — a much more intense and complex conflict entailing strategic, territorial, military, security and economic aspects,” the minister wrote.
He said pursuing “indirect talks” is a strategic decision based on experience, not ideology, driven by deep mistrust and skepticism—intensified by the US push to revive its so-called “maximum pressure” policy before engaging diplomatically.
Araghchi touched on the US military build-up in the region, warning that it could trigger a wider conflict while emphasizing Iran’s readiness to defend itself.
“To move forward today, we first need to agree that there can be no ‘military option,’ let alone a ‘military solution.’ President Trump clearly recognizes this reality in urging a ceasefire as the first course of action to end the Ukraine conflict,” he said.
Araghchi warned that expanding the US military presence in the region risks American lives and undermines diplomacy, adding that “Iran, backed by a proud and resilient nation, will never yield to pressure or coercion”
Araghchi reaffirmed Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, citing US intelligence assessments that Tehran is not pursuing nuclear weapons.
He stressed that Trump might not like the JCPOA, “but it contains one vital commitment: that ‘Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons.’”
Araghchi also criticized the US and EU for failing to implement their own commitments under the JCPOA, adding that any future agreement would require enforceable guarantees.
“There is a serious misconception that needs to be cleared up. Many in Washington portray Iran as a closed country from an economic point of view.
“The truth is that we are open to welcoming businesses from around the world. It is the US administrations and congressional impediments, not Iran, that have kept American enterprises away from the trillion-dollar opportunity that access to our economy represents,” he said.
Pointing to a past agreement with Boeing as evidence of Iran’s willingness to engage economically, Araghchi blamed US restrictions for the lack of business ties.
He said Tehran’s offer for indirect negotiations, if coupled with genuine will on the part of the US, can move the way forward.
Diplomatic engagement has worked before, and Iran is ready to demonstrate its peaceful intent, while the US can prove its commitment to diplomacy by honoring any agreement, with mutual respect as the foundation, Araghchi said.
“The ball is now in America’s court. If it seeks a genuine diplomatic resolution, we have already shown the way.
“If, instead, it seeks to impose its will through pressure, it must know this: The Iranian people respond decisively to the language of force and threat in a unified way. There is a chance for the United States to finally have a president of peace. Whether to seize that opportunity is a choice,” he added.
In Algiers, Araghchi also underlined Iran’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and resistance movements, condemned the Israeli occupation of Palestine and slammed recent aggression in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank as genocide.
He also denounced Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Syria, as well as its involvement in the war on Yemen alongside the US, stressing that supporting resistance movements of the Palestinian and Lebanese people is a moral and legal duty for all nations.
Araghchi further emphasized that resistance is “the only viable way to confront Israeli expansionism and aggression.”
I was listening to a video, eyes closed, and a pundit was explaining why Iran says ‘indirect talks’, & why Nazi Amerika says they are direct talks.
So you have two rooms, maybe three, but two is more likely, and in one you have the Nazis, and in the other you have the Iranians.
The purpose of this is to prevent the Nazis delivering direct verbal Nazi threats, and forces the Nazis to put their offer in writing, and this is taken from one room to another. The Nazis fecking hate putting anything in writing, because it needs to be laid out in very careful legal terms.
If the Iranians don’t like it, they can reject out of hand, or send carefully constructed arguments on points of contest.
It is going to be very hard for Nazi Amerika to acquise to terms that Iran might consider. The Russians are the main brokers in these indirect talks, and I believe the Russians have briefed the Nazis, because the Russians wants some kind of longterm ridges deal, and I am sure the Russians will have pointed out that Amerika and Israel will lose any war with Iran.
There are around 40/50ks worth of Amerikan sheeple in the region, plus civilians. Then there’s military hardware which can’t be protected, and Iran would shower Israel with thousands of missiles. There’s also the fact that B2s won’t get near their targets, and will be shot down. Each B2 costs $2 billion.
Donald Hitler has already embarrassed Bibi with this claim of direct talks with Iran, even though it’s a lie, and a big lie, given the difference.
The big problem here is that Amerikan Nazi elites are divided. Some still belive in innate superiority, their God given right to be the exceptional power, and there are others who know their limits. I think it was Clint who said ‘A ram’s got to know his limitations’.
Given that Iran has nothing to do with nukes, and everything to do with China, then we must assume the Nazis bottom line, is that there must be a war somewhere, that stops China.
John Pilger was adamant that China and Amerika will go to war, and there’s nothing to suggest this has changed.
I should note there’s videos on NaziTube suggesting China’s real population is only a fraction of the claimed 1.4 billion. It’s clearly propaganda, but that doesn’t mean China’s population is 1.4 billion.
Returning to the pundit in last night’s video. This ram more or less said what I’ve been saying. Donald Hitler is in great danger. I won’t list all who are against Donald Hitler, but this pundit specifically mentioned JD Vance, as I have done. So far, Donald Hitler has made mistake after mistake, and now he’s making major retraction, the most serious, that big tariffs are suspended for 90 days, but not China.
Vance, wants to be US president. There has never been a more ambitious vp in my living memory. It won’t be long before Vance decides that Trump is damaging his future prospects, and has Trump removed. There are ways, and a bullet. There are literally thousands who want Trump dead. JFK probably had less than 100 who wanted him dead, and maybe 20 who would go through with it, but Trump is off the scale. There’s probably 1000 in the UKrainian elites who want Trump dead, tens of thousands in Nazi Amerika, and many thousands in Nazi Europe.
Vance and his backers (Elon Goring), aren’t that far away from ejecting Trump from office.
There are again, so many who can drive Vance and Elon Goring to call the ultimate sanction on Donald Hitler, and we see 1963 history repeating, or rhyming with today.
China, Russia, Iran, Europe, and many in Nazi Amerika, all know that if Donald Hitler gets knocked back enough, he’s a gonner, gone for good.
Donald Hitler could save himself, and resign. Unlikely, but maybe a family member can do it.
Did Elon Goring make a shrewd planned move to step back? Was it just tariffs, or was there more to it?
Nazi Amerika is finished, now is just a question of how it ends. I still hold the view that Russia should have nuked Nazi UK 2 years ago, but I also accept that Putin maybe have played masterful game of global chess, the likes of which have never been seen in recorded history. So far, he’s beaten the Nazi in UKraine, he’s about to make Nazi Amerika kneel before Iran, and China, which has at most, 9% trade with Nazi Amerika, will stride onwards, and upwards.
I accept, this is all very close, very tight, and much depends on lunatic Donald Hitler’s mood, and if his Oval Office mirrors have been cleaned, and the lighting is just right. Yes, such minor inconsequential details can trigger a madman.
Problem is Iran is ruled by Donmeh– so everything is being coordinated with Israel and USrael to progress their feigned conflict/war.
Foreign Minister Araghchi looks like a Jew. You know there might be something to what this Nico X guy says that Iran is governed by Donmeh and that Israel & Iran are actually secretly working together.
Hopefully, Iran already has nuclear weapons armed and loaded. Because these Israeli pricks are not going to stop until Iran looks like Gaza and little Iranian girls are twerking in the street to American rap music.