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TEHRAN, May 26 (Xinhua) — Iran welcomes the launch of a uranium enrichment center in the region, but will continue enriching uranium on its own soil, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.
Speaking at a meeting with members of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, A. Araghchi said that regarding the indirect talks between Iran and the US, the Iranian side has never left the negotiating table and will continue the diplomatic path, but will not negotiate under pressure, the official IRNA news agency reported.
He also warned of a “tough” response if France, Germany and Britain triggered the retaliatory mechanism and reimposed sanctions.
The mechanism is part of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed by Iran and six countries — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. It allows the other parties to reimpose international sanctions if Tehran fails to comply with the agreement.
Since April, Iran and the United States, brokered by Oman, have held five rounds of proximity talks on Tehran’s nuclear program and the lifting of U.S. sanctions, three in Muscat, Oman, and two in Rome.
In recent days, US officials have repeatedly demanded that Iran completely stop enriching uranium, but Tehran has strongly opposed it. –0–