On Wednesday Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed that U.S. President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure approach faced the same outcome in his previous term when it failed as a policy experiment. Abbas Araghchi presented his remarks following the Cabinet meeting by stressing Iran’s dedication to safe nuclear activities and demanding a diplomatic pathway for solving their present-day disputes.
Trump revived the policy in order to accuse Iran of developing nuclear weapons yet Tehran maintains it has no interest in atomic weapons. The nuclear program of Iran functions solely for peaceful applications according to Iran’s official Araghchi because Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei decreed through a religious ruling that nuclear weapons are forbidden.
Iran’s nuclear program faced an end to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) when President Trump pulled out the United States in 2018. A year after participating in the deal Iran chose to decrease its compliance with the agreement terms. The attempt to revive this agreement has failed to progress.
For January Iran started “frank and constructive” diplomatic discussions with European powers who comprised of Britain and France together with Germany ahead of Trump’s return to the Oval Office position. The next round of talks has not received a scheduled date for commencement.
From a Non-Proliferation Treaty perspective Iran’s nuclear agency chief Mohammad Eslami declared that his country both lacks any nuclear weapons capability and will never develop one.
The diplomacy process remains open with Iran although the Iranian government demands to see evidence of Western nations truly committed to negotiations. The worldwide audience monitors this situation carefully to prevent an expansion of the crisis.