Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh spoke to the media about the US president Donald Trump’s recent comments on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkiye.
Asked about Trump’s recent comments suggesting the US would “start dropping bombs again” if no deal is reached with Iran by Wednesday, Khatibzadeh said the US president “talks too much,” Al Jazeera reported.
“He said contradictory things within the same statement,” said the Iranian official. “I don’t know exactly what he meant.”
Khatibzadeh said Iran believes “war cannot lead to any positive outcome”, but it’s ready to keep defending itself if under attack. “We will fight until the last Iranian soldier.”
Answering a question on a potential new round of talks with the US, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said that they cannot happen until the two sides agree on a shared framework.
“Until we agree on the framework, we cannot set the date,” said Khatibzadeh.
He emphasised that whatever Iran agrees to in negotiations must preserve its rights under international law.
“Iran will not accept to be an exception from international law” or “abandon its rights”, he said.
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