Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet session, Araqchi said Trump’s letter had been written but not yet received by Iran. He also added that the letter would be received through an Arab country.
Earlier on March 7, President Donald Trump claimed that he had sent a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, asking that negotiations be reopened. The claim comes amid a campaign of “maximum pressure” which Trump restored against Iran early last month, two weeks after he began his second term.
Trump initially launched that campaign in 2018 when he withdrew the U.S. from a landmark multilateral deal on Iran’s nuclear program. Since his return to the White House on January 20 this year, Trump has spoken of negotiating a new deal with Iran.
Commenting on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, he said Iran has always been ready to negotiate on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program with an equal stance.
The United States withdrew from the Iran Deal and negotiations are underway with European Troika, he said.
Araqchi also said that the trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia, and China will be held on March 14, 2025.
Reiterating Iran membership in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Araqchi said Iran’s nuclear program is quite dynamic and is progressing in the framework of our obligations in the NPT.
In response to a question about the European Union’s stances against Iran, especially in the IAEA Board of Governors, he said the Europeans have always adopted wrong policies and could not implement their commitments after U.S. withdrawal from the Iran Deal.
Elsewhere in his remarks Araqchi reacted to claims regarding Iran’s isolation in the world, adding that Iran enjoys extensive friendly relationship with many countries.