Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran on Saturday, Araqchi said Iran is evaluating the time, location, format, and arrangements of any future negotiations as well as the necessary assurances.
While Iran is not in any hurry to enter into ill-considered negotiations, it would not miss any opportunity to fulfill the interests of the Iranian nation, the foreign minister added.
“We are meticulously assessing the conditions and evaluating all aspects. We will take the necessary measures at any time and place that would ensure the interests of Iranian people,” he said.
Araqchi emphasized that the doors of diplomacy are never slammed shut. “It is possible to exercise diplomacy and attain the goals through it in all circumstances. However, we are doing the job cautiously and self-confidently.”
In a recent interview with Le Monde earlier this week, Araqchi said that in order for the talks on Tehran’s nuclear program to restart, it must be guaranteed that the US does not take military action amid negotiations.
While the Zionist regime waged a war of aggression against Iran on June 13 and struck Iran’s military, nuclear and residential areas for 12 days, the US stepped in and conducted military attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran’s Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan on June 22.
The Iranian military forces conducted powerful counterattacks immediately after the aggression. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force carried out 22 waves of retaliatory missile strikes against the Zionist regime as part of Operation True Promise III that inflicted heavy losses on cities across the occupied territories.
Also, in response to the US attacks, Iranian armed forces launched a wave of missiles at al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.
A ceasefire that came into force on June 24 brought the fighting to a halt.