Iran: Diplomacy based on mutual respect, interests ‘sole path’ to achieve deal
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asserts that the only way to achieve a deal with the United States is through diplomacy based on mutual respect and mutual interests.
In a post on his X account on Monday, Araghchi said that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to influence US President Donald Trump’s approach toward Iran, referring to Netanyahu’s direct interference in US politics to push Washington toward another regional disaster.
Netanyahu is attempting to brazenly dictate what US President Donald Trump can and cannot do in his diplomacy with Iran, he said, adding that the world “has also learned how Netanyahu is directly meddling within the US Government to drag it into another disaster in our region.”
“Netanyahu conned the failed Biden team into handing over unprecedented 23 billion American Taxpayer Dollars. That is a fraction of the cost of any mistake against Iran,” he continued.
According to Araghchi, “If the goal is “The only thing they can’t have is a nuclear weapon” as President Trump just said, a deal is achievable and there is only one path to achieve it: diplomacy based on mutual respect and mutual interests.”
The “Netanyahu-First minority, terrified of diplomacy, has already divulged its real agenda. The world should pay attention as it reveals its true priority,” he added.
Araghchi added that, “Lethal support for Netanyahu’s genocide in Gaza and waging war on behalf of Netanyahu in Yemen have achieved nothing for the American people.”
Mediated by Oman, Iran and the US have held three rounds of indirect talks in Muscat and Rome with the aim of reaching a deal on Iran’s nuclear program and the removal of sanctions on Tehran.
Both parties expressed satisfaction with the negotiations process, praising the talks as “positive” and “moving forward.”
The fourth round of the indirect talks, scheduled to be held on May 3, was postponed on the suggestion of Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi due to “logistical reasons.”
