Talks with US impossible with Maximum Pressure in place

Talks with the United States will not be possible as long as Maximum Pressure is exerted on Tehran, the top Iranian diplomat said on Tuesday.

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25 February 2025

EghtesadOnline: Speaking in a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Tehran on Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that  "Iran and Russia regularly continue consultations on issues of mutual interests."

Elsewhere in the news conference, Araghchi said that the OIC meeting requested by Iran will soon be held to discuss Zionist regime atrocities in Gaza.

"Iran will continue to support Axis of Resistance in the region as always," the top Iranian diplomat stressed.

"Iran will never hold talks with US under pressure on the nuclear issue," he further stressed, explaining that as long as the US Maximum Pressure campaign against Iran is exercised by Washington, direct talks will be impossible.

"We will move forward and coordinate our actions and positions on the Iranian nuclear issue in cooperation with our friends in Russia and China," he further asserted.

The top Iranian diplomat also said that Iran seeks peace and security in Caucuses region, adding that Iran-Russia consultations on Afghanistan will also continue.

Lavrov for his part, said that that in the meeting before the news conference, "We emphasized the unacceptability of unilateral sanctions and coordinated action to tackle the impact of these sanctions on both countries." / Mehr