Iran says it is ready to enter nuclear doctrine talks with the West

The Iranian authorities are ready to immediately start negotiations on the country's nuclear doctrine with Western countries, if it will be possible to conclude a new agreement. This was announced by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arkachi on January 3.

"We remain ready to enter constructive negotiations on our nuclear program without delay. Negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement," IRNA news agency quoted him as saying.

Arkachi specified that Iran believes that the changes will be made in order for Western countries to lift sanctions against the state. In addition, the foreign minister added that Iran will wait for the new US government to form its own policy on the issue and only after that negotiations will be held.

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Earlier, on December 13, 2024, The Wall Street Journal newspaper, citing informed sources, reported that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering preventive airstrikes on Iran in order to prevent the creation of nuclear weapons in the Islamic republic. It was specified that this could contribute to breaking Tehran's containment policy through diplomacy and sanctions. In addition, Iran's nuclear breakout is of great concern to Trump.

The head of the French foreign intelligence service (DGSE), Nicolas Lerner, said on November 30, 2024, that Iran's nuclear proliferation would become a serious threat in the coming months.

On November 21, 2024, due to lack of cooperation on the nuclear issue, the IAEA board of governors adopted a resolution criticizing Iran. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi on November 20 stated that Iran has begun preparations to stop building up its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%. He specified that the IAEA and Tehran were continuing discussions on the issue.

Later, on November 24, 2024, the governments of the US, Britain, France and Germany supported the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution against Iran. It is specified that the resolution accused Iran of failing to provide the IAEA with information on the use of nuclear materials. The countries also expressed "grave concern" over Iran's decision to launch new centrifuges in response to the resolution.

On July 19, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States would not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons. On July 13, the U.S. president warned that the U.S. would use force to deny Iran access to nuclear weapons. He noted that the Islamic republic is now much closer to it than before