Iran’s FM says 2nd round of talks with US to take place ‘soon,’ insists enrichment is ‘inalienable right’

Iran’s foreign minister says a fresh round of talks with Washington would take place “soon,” while insisting that enrichment was Tehran’s “inalienable right” and that building trust would take time.

Abbas Araghchi says the first round of talks in Oman yesterday had been a “good start.”

He adds that nuclear “enrichment is our inalienable right and must continue. Even with bombing, they could not destroy our capabilities,” according to excerpts of an interview with the Al Jazeera network, published in Persian on his official Telegram channel.

“We are ready to reach a reassuring agreement on enrichment,” he adds during the interview, which was later released in parts by Al Jazeera with Arabic dubbing.

He says, however, that “Iran’s sovereign position is opposition to transferring uranium abroad.”

“The Iranian nuclear case will only be resolved through negotiations,” he adds.