Abbas Araghchi says Iran ready for diplomacy, defense after Oman talks

Iran is ready to pursue diplomacy while remaining ready to defend itself if challenged, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, arguing that Tehran’s strength lies in its ability to stand firm against pressure.

“We are men of diplomacy, but also men of war; not in the sense that we want war, but … we are ready to fight so that no one dares to fight us,” he said, according to Press TV, Iran’s English-language state broadcaster.

Araghchi made this statement at the National Congress on Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic held in Tehran, two days after Iran and the United States held nuclear negotiations in Oman.

Fox News previously reported It was stated that negotiations between Iranian and US officials were held face to face in the capital Muscat, and that these were the first such meetings since the US attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities in June.

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In a post on X, Iran’s Foreign Ministry described the talks as “intense and lengthy” and said the meetings allowed both sides to present their positions and concerns.

“This was a good start, but its continuation depends on consultations between our respective capitals and deciding how to proceed,” the government account said. The statement was included.

It was stated that a broad agreement was reached on the continuation of the negotiations, but decisions regarding the timing, format and the next round will be made after consultations in the two capitals and Oman will continue its mediation role.

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Araghchi said on Sunday that Iran sees its nuclear program as a legitimate right and wants this position to be recognized through negotiations.

“I believe that the secret of the strength of the Islamic Republic of Iran lies in its ability to stand up to the tyranny, domination and oppression of others,” he said, according to Press TV.

The senior diplomat added, “Even though we are not after the atomic bomb, they are afraid of our atomic bomb. Our atomic bomb is the power to say no to the great powers.” “The secret of the strength of the Islamic Republic is to say no to the powers.”

A map created by Fox News shows US naval ships positioned along key waterways in the Middle East, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Arabian Sea, as part of an expanded American military presence in the region. (Fox News / USNI News Fleet and Sea Tracker)

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President Donald Trump expanded the United States’ military presence in the Middle East by deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and the guided missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy.

USS Bulkeley, USS Roosevelt, USS Delbert D. Black, USS McFaul, USS Mitscher, USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Other U.S. naval assets, including U.S. naval assets, are positioned across key waterways surrounding Iran, from the Eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Oman Sea.