Tehran, November 1 (IANS). Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says that Tehran does not want to hold direct talks with America about its nuclear or missile program. He said that the Islamic Republic would not give up its ability to enrich uranium. He told Al Jazeera: “We will never negotiate on our missile program, and why should we? No sane country will disarm. We cannot stop uranium enrichment. What cannot be achieved through war cannot be achieved through politics. We do not want direct talks with Washington, but can reach an agreement for indirect (mediated) talks.” He said: “We are ready to negotiate whatever concerns we have about our nuclear program. It is possible to reach a fair deal, but Washington has set unacceptable and impossible conditions.” “Nuclear material still remained under the debris (of the attacked nuclear sites) and was not transferred elsewhere. Despite the devastation, the technology is there,” he said, referring to the Israeli and US attacks on the country’s nuclear sites in June. “Tehran is prepared for all eventualities,” he said. Let us tell you that just a day before, Egypt said that it had urged both Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to end the ongoing conflict over the inspection of destroyed nuclear sites. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdellatty said he had appealed to Araghchi and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in separate calls to resume cooperation. Iran completely refused to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog after the June conflict with Israel and the US. Recently, Iran, Russia and China wrote to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council, declaring that the 2015 Joint Trade Action Plan was officially terminated. The letter said that all provisions under Article 8 of UNSC Resolution 2231 expired after October 18, 2025. According to IRNA, the step was taken in criticism of Britain, France and Germany (E3) activating the ‘snapback’ mechanism. –IANS KR/ Share this story Tags