Pezeshkian declared, “We are not antagonistic toward the US; they should put an end to their enmity toward us by demonstrating their kindness in practice.”
Additionally, he stated that Tehran has not delivered hypersonic missiles to the Houthis in Yemen, even though the group backed by Iran claimed to have fired a hypersonic missile toward Israel the day before.
DUBAI: President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Monday that Iran may be able to have direct discussions with the US if Washington proves “in practice” that it is not against the Islamic Republic.
At a press conference in Tehran, Pezeshkian was answering a question about whether Tehran would be amenable to direct negotiations with the US in order to resurrect a nuclear agreement from 2015.
In 2018, former US President Donald Trump broke with the accord, claiming it was too favorable to Tehran. He then reinstated the US’s strict sanctions against Iran, which led Tehran to gradually go against the nuclear boundaries of the pact.
“We are brothers with the Americans as well. They should put an end to their animosity toward us by demonstrating their generosity in deeds,” Pezeshkian declared.
US President Joe Biden attempted to negotiate the renewal of the nuclear agreement, which required Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for exemption from US, EU, and UN sanctions, as soon as he assumed office in January 2021.
But Tehran avoided direct negotiations with Washington, preferring to deal through Arab or European middlemen.
Additionally, he stated that Tehran has not delivered hypersonic missiles to the Houthis in Yemen, even though the group backed by Iran claimed to have fired a hypersonic missile toward Israel the day before.
After the Houthis, who govern northern Yemen, used a missile to enter central Israel for the first time on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel will exact a “high price” from them.
“How could this missile have arrived to Yemen when it takes a week for someone to fly there from Iran?” Such missiles are not available for us to send to Yemen, according to Pezeshkian.
But Iran claimed to have unveiled its first hypersonic ballistic missile manufactured in the country last year; images of the missile, dubbed “Fattah,” from a ceremony were released by official media.
