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Iran’s foreign minister is vowing that “the doors of diplomacy will never slam shut” following the Trump administration’s airstrikes — a statement an Iran expert says shows that Tehran is trying to buy time.
Abbas Araghchi was quoted as making the remark to CBS News after President Donald Trump told reporters last Wednesday that the U.S. would meet with Iranian officials this week.
“I don’t think negotiations will restart as quickly as that,” Araghchi added. “In order for us to decide to reengage, we will have to first ensure that America will not revert back to targeting us in a military attack during the negotiations. And I think with all these considerations, we still need more time.”
Behnam Ben Taleblu, the senior director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Iran Program, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that “Tehran’s strongest weapon when it is weak is actually diplomacy.
“We’re going to talk to them next week, with Iran. We may sign an agreement, I don’t know. To me, I don’t think it’s that necessary. I mean, they had a war. They fought. Now they’re going back to their world. I don’t care if I have an agreement or not. The only thing we would be asking for is what we’re asking for before about, we want no nuclear [program]. But we destroyed the nuclear,” Trump also said.
“If we got a document, it wouldn’t be bad. We’re going to meet with them. Actually, we’re going to meet with them,” the president continued.
However, Trump then wrote on Truth Social Monday that he is not talking to Iran.
New high-resolution photos show significant damage to Iran’s Fordow nuclear site after recent Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, with visible destruction to tunnels and access roads. (Maxar Technologies)
“The administration and namely our special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been in communication both directly and indirectly with the Iranians. That communication continues. The president himself has not talked to Iran, which he pointed out in his Truth statement,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added later Monday.
