Overview
- Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh told the Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate that diplomacy is the only path forward but cannot be used to impose outcomes Iran resisted by force.
- He said Iran will not fully halt uranium enrichment and will not compromise national security, rejecting a zero-enrichment demand.
- Khatibzadeh accused the United States and Israel of betraying diplomacy and said Washington is sending contradictory messages through third countries.
- He reiterated that Tehran is not seeking nuclear weapons and remains committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and peaceful nuclear use.
- Earlier Oman-mediated indirect talks with the U.S. collapsed after Israeli strikes on Iranian sites and subsequent U.S. attacks in June, and Iran’s supreme leader has ruled out negotiations under threat.