DUBAI — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on
Saturday Iran was ready to hold talks with world powers to revive its 2015
nuclear accord but not under Western "pressure", adding Tehran was
seeking negotiations leading to a lifting of US sanctions.
اضافة اعلان
France and Germany have urged Iran to return to negotiations
after a break in talks following Iranian elections in June, with Paris
demanding an immediate restart amid Western concerns over Tehran's expanding
atomic work.
Last month, France, Germany, and the UK voiced concern about
reports from the UN nuclear watchdog confirming Iran has produced uranium metal
enriched up to 20 percent fissile purity for the first time and lifted
production capacity of uranium enriched to 60 percent.
Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, that it has
informed the watchdog about its activities, and that its moves away from the
2015 deal would be reversed if the United States returned to the accord and
lifted
sanctions.
"The Westerners and the Americans are after talks
together with pressure. ... What kind of talks is that? I have already
announced that we will have talks on our government's agenda but not with ...
pressure," Raisi told state television.
"Talks are on the agenda. ... We are seeking
goal-oriented negotiations ... so unjust sanctions on the Iranian people are
lifted ... and their lives can flourish," he added.
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