Iran insists US negotiations confined to nuclear file

Shafaq News- Doha/ Tehran

Iran’s negotiations with the United States are limited
to the nuclear program and will not include missile or regional issues,
National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani stated on Wednesday.

Speaking in Doha, Larijani said no date has been set
for the next round of US–Iran nuclear talks after last week’s meeting in
Muscat. He described Washington’s decision to negotiate as rational, warning
that any US military strike would prompt Iran to target American bases in the
Middle East.

The talks should not be influenced by Israeli
pressure, Larijani stressed ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting in
Washington with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had earlier discussed
the negotiations with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared
Kushner.

An indirect round of US–Iran nuclear talks concluded
on February 6 in Muscat. Trump called the discussions “very good,” while
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said they focused exclusively on the
nuclear file. Still, Trump has pressed for broader measures, including halting
uranium enrichment, curbing Iran’s missile program, and ending support for
regional allies.

Tehran has repeatedly rejected those demands.

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