“PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH”
Araghchi’s feedback got here after US lead negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the nuclear-powered USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday, the US army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned.
In a social media put up, Witkoff mentioned the plane service and its strike group was “conserving us protected and upholding President Trump’s message of peace by energy”.
The threat of war continues to hover over the negotiations, at the same time as Trump known as the talks “excellent” and Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, mentioned they “represent a step ahead”.
Following Friday’s first spherical in Oman, Trump signed an govt order calling for the “imposition of tariffs” on international locations nonetheless doing enterprise with Iran regardless of US sanctions.
America additionally introduced new sanctions in opposition to quite a few transport entities and vessels, geared toward curbing Iran’s oil exports.
On the Tehran discussion board on Sunday, Araghchi known as into query the USA’ dedication to diplomacy.
“The continuation of sure sanctions and army actions raises doubts concerning the seriousness and readiness of the opposite facet to conduct real negotiations,” he mentioned.
“We’re monitoring the state of affairs intently, assessing all of the alerts and can determine on the continuation of the negotiations.”
